diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 164969397b..40ed46589c 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ 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"