diff --git a/apps/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml b/apps/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
index ccd86ab57864..b001f2168494 100644
--- a/apps/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
+++ b/apps/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/vl3-scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml b/examples/features/vl3-scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
index 9b75d85944d6..b138125cb509 100644
--- a/examples/features/vl3-scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/vl3-scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
   restartPolicy: Never
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/interdomain/nsm_consul_vl3/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml b/examples/interdomain/nsm_consul_vl3/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
index ccd86ab57864..b001f2168494 100644
--- a/examples/interdomain/nsm_consul_vl3/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
+++ b/examples/interdomain/nsm_consul_vl3/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
index ddbfd8f46d9f..d38d2f9b7cb9 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
index 90c452d133e4..4f6d27c7e86d 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
index 2019cd291a4d..cb9154cbc96e 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
index 189ebcd95c42..8cbba8f37e21 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster1/pod-template.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster1/pod-template.yaml
index 6a79fe6777fe..84a5f1ffe9a3 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster1/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster1/pod-template.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
   restartPolicy: Never
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster2/pod-template.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster2/pod-template.yaml
index 4747adf587cb..96a02263ab02 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster2/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster2/pod-template.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
   restartPolicy: Never
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:44df17f
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:v1.11.1-rc.1
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET