diff --git a/apps/nse-kernel/nse.yaml b/apps/nse-kernel/nse.yaml
index d6de623ed8e3..1073bd2c9435 100644
--- a/apps/nse-kernel/nse.yaml
+++ b/apps/nse-kernel/nse.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/change-nse-dynamically/blue-nse.yaml b/examples/features/change-nse-dynamically/blue-nse.yaml
index b0f36337bbe6..c93704230845 100644
--- a/examples/features/change-nse-dynamically/blue-nse.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/change-nse-dynamically/blue-nse.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/change-nse-dynamically/green-nse.yaml b/examples/features/change-nse-dynamically/green-nse.yaml
index dfee179b1b92..91018feebe8c 100644
--- a/examples/features/change-nse-dynamically/green-nse.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/change-nse-dynamically/green-nse.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/exclude-prefixes-client/nse-kernel-1.yaml b/examples/features/exclude-prefixes-client/nse-kernel-1.yaml
index d6e884cce831..3458dafa8d65 100644
--- a/examples/features/exclude-prefixes-client/nse-kernel-1.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/exclude-prefixes-client/nse-kernel-1.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/exclude-prefixes-client/nse-kernel-2.yaml b/examples/features/exclude-prefixes-client/nse-kernel-2.yaml
index 161e399ab144..dd8a037ccc1f 100644
--- a/examples/features/exclude-prefixes-client/nse-kernel-2.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/exclude-prefixes-client/nse-kernel-2.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/multiple-services/first-nse.yaml b/examples/features/multiple-services/first-nse.yaml
index ae3e0e9ff516..8f1ac4d17a0d 100644
--- a/examples/features/multiple-services/first-nse.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/multiple-services/first-nse.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/multiple-services/second-nse.yaml b/examples/features/multiple-services/second-nse.yaml
index f91496ef2956..06da60c64ee0 100644
--- a/examples/features/multiple-services/second-nse.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/multiple-services/second-nse.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/mutually-aware-nses/nse-1.yaml b/examples/features/mutually-aware-nses/nse-1.yaml
index 98f53bebb846..d6e0227e7e2a 100644
--- a/examples/features/mutually-aware-nses/nse-1.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/mutually-aware-nses/nse-1.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: NSM_CIDR_PREFIX
diff --git a/examples/features/mutually-aware-nses/nse-2.yaml b/examples/features/mutually-aware-nses/nse-2.yaml
index 186d920ab94c..842f1223031f 100644
--- a/examples/features/mutually-aware-nses/nse-2.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/mutually-aware-nses/nse-2.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: NSM_CIDR_PREFIX
diff --git a/examples/features/scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml b/examples/features/scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
index ecb863aca467..3d017e449a5b 100644
--- a/examples/features/scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
   restartPolicy: Never
   containers:
     - name: nse-icmp-responder
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:e9bd562
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder:v1.13.0-rc.2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET