diff --git a/build/operator-nudging.yaml b/build/operator-nudging.yaml
index d4a94fefabc..6cc5b335b71 100644
--- a/build/operator-nudging.yaml
+++ b/build/operator-nudging.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ relatedImages:
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MODELMESH_CONTROLLER_IMAGE
   value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-modelmesh-serving-controller-rhel8@sha256:a4707279ec8dcc7f4c22026735419da95c06bfd962e3777a585dacbb0c7b8c86"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MODEL_CONTROLLER_IMAGE
-  value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel8@sha256:eb714e7cd2f22bee06fa387283bfd6233e5a513150d74ecd09551a74f40ce046"
+  value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel8@sha256:407e9abe33120006d9d556622e6c8a73b630f51c11ce728aa3fb5b81474aa3e7"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MM_REST_PROXY_IMAGE
   value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-mm-rest-proxy-rhel8@sha256:7ca285d451a51639f06e69b6ad363c964922d8f1bbbff0390a760bde3efe06df"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MODELMESH_IMAGE