diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 491ed6f06b..8a5349473c 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ externals:
   cni-plugins:
     description: "CNI network plugins"
     url: "https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins"
-    commit: "485be65581341430f9106a194a98f0f2412245fb"
+    version: "v1.1.1"
 
   conmon:
     description: "An OCI container runtime monitor"