diff --git a/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-full.yaml b/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-full.yaml
index 9bd9321d1..23a081c8d 100644
--- a/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-full.yaml
+++ b/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-full.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ spec:
     multus:
       image: multus-cni
       repository: nvcr.io/nvstaging/mellanox
-      version: network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.6
+      version: 1b7bed7b
   nvIpam:
     image: nvidia-k8s-ipam
     repository: nvcr.io/nvstaging/mellanox
diff --git a/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-ipoib.yaml b/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-ipoib.yaml
index 71d4cac76..1fa5024eb 100644
--- a/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-ipoib.yaml
+++ b/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-ipoib.yaml
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ spec:
     multus:
       image: multus-cni
       repository: nvcr.io/nvstaging/mellanox
-      version: network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.6
+      version: 1b7bed7b
diff --git a/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-nvidia-ipam.yaml b/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-nvidia-ipam.yaml
index 145bd0a20..88f43e94d 100644
--- a/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-nvidia-ipam.yaml
+++ b/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-nvidia-ipam.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
     multus:
       image: multus-cni
       repository: nvcr.io/nvstaging/mellanox
-      version: network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.6
+      version: 1b7bed7b
   nvIpam:
     image: nvidia-k8s-ipam
     repository: nvcr.io/nvstaging/mellanox
diff --git a/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr.yaml b/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr.yaml
index 972238ad1..cd6261917 100644
--- a/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr.yaml
+++ b/example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr.yaml
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ spec:
     multus:
       image: multus-cni
       repository: nvcr.io/nvstaging/mellanox
-      version: network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.6
+      version: 1b7bed7b
diff --git a/hack/release.yaml b/hack/release.yaml
index 75b6bae9e..dd04d24ea 100644
--- a/hack/release.yaml
+++ b/hack/release.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Multus:
   image: multus-cni
   repository: nvcr.io/nvstaging/mellanox
   sourceRepository: multus-cni
-  version: network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.6
+  version: 1b7bed7b
   nSpectScope: gov-ready
 Ipoib:
   image: ipoib-cni