diff --git a/apps/nse-memif/nse.yaml b/apps/nse-memif/nse.yaml
index ef4caa0a6c73..692eda4e544b 100644
--- a/apps/nse-memif/nse.yaml
+++ b/apps/nse-memif/nse.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-icmp-responder-vpp:0454c17
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/cmd-nse-icmp-responder-vpp:v1.12.0-rc.2
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET