diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/nydusd.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/nydusd.go
index 177e3044d1..56cd263cff 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/nydusd.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/nydusd.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ func (nd *nydusd) args() ([]string, error) {
 		logLevel = "debug"
 	}
 	args := []string{
+		"virtiofs", "--hybrid-mode",
 		"--log-level", logLevel,
 		"--apisock", nd.apiSockPath,
 		"--sock", nd.sockPath,
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/nydusd_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/nydusd_test.go
index 34e0111ac4..481866ffcc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/nydusd_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/nydusd_test.go
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ func TestNydusdArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		apiSockPath: "/var/lib/api.sock",
 		debug:       true,
 	}
-	expected := "--log-level debug --apisock /var/lib/api.sock --sock /var/lib/vhost-user.sock"
+	expected := "virtiofs --hybrid-mode --log-level debug --apisock /var/lib/api.sock --sock /var/lib/vhost-user.sock"
 	args, err := nd.args()
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.Equal(expected, strings.Join(args, " "))
 
 	nd.debug = false
-	expected = "--log-level info --apisock /var/lib/api.sock --sock /var/lib/vhost-user.sock"
+	expected = "virtiofs --hybrid-mode --log-level info --apisock /var/lib/api.sock --sock /var/lib/vhost-user.sock"
 	args, err = nd.args()
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.Equal(expected, strings.Join(args, " "))
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index e595304551..d685b00978 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ externals:
   nydus:
     description: "Nydus image acceleration service"
     url: "https://github.com/dragonflyoss/image-service"
-    version: "v2.1.0-alpha.4"
+    version: "v2.1.1"
 
   nydus-snapshotter:
     description: "Snapshotter for Nydus image acceleration service"
     url: "https://github.com/containerd/nydus-snapshotter"
-    version: "v0.2.3"
+    version: "v0.3.3"
 
   ovmf:
     description: "Firmware, implementation of UEFI for virtual machines."