diff --git a/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml b/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
index 7a883d13694..cc8b1b2be9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vmtests.yml
@@ -69,21 +69,21 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
               - 'rhel8.9-20240806.173325'
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
-              - 'bpf-next-20251113.115124'
+              - 'bpf-next-20251210.020226'
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
-              - '6.12-20251113.115124'
+              - '6.12-20251210.020226'
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
-              - '6.6-20251113.115124'
+              - '6.6-20251210.020226'
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
-              - '6.1-20251113.115124'
+              - '6.1-20251210.020226'
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
-              - '5.15-20251113.115124'
+              - '5.15-20251210.020226'
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
-              - '5.10-20251113.115124'
+              - '5.10-20251210.020226'
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
-              - '5.4-20251113.115124'
+              - '5.4-20251210.020226'
               # renovate: datasource=docker depName=quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images
-              - '4.19-20251113.115124'
+              - '4.19-20251210.020226'
            group:
               - 0
     concurrency: