diff --git a/pkg/build/nodeimage/const_cni.go b/pkg/build/nodeimage/const_cni.go
index de2f752c90..5da230accb 100644
--- a/pkg/build/nodeimage/const_cni.go
+++ b/pkg/build/nodeimage/const_cni.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package nodeimage
 The default CNI manifest and images are our own tiny kindnet
 */
 
-const kindnetdImage = "docker.io/kindest/kindnetd:v20241007-36f62932"
+const kindnetdImage = "docker.io/kindest/kindnetd:v20241023-a345ebe4"
 
 var defaultCNIImages = []string{kindnetdImage}