diff --git a/build/operator-nudging.yaml b/build/operator-nudging.yaml
index 27440e0c5c6..2142bab3fe6 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@sha256:9cbefa728700b51d3abdc14bb73445205c697cf155e18aaa7dc0a72c65630dbe"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MODEL_CONTROLLER_IMAGE
-  value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel8@sha256:c4716fd23a47405f284e0528c37937e8ae0e858646f59a38dc12fabd56efdbea"
+  value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel8@sha256:b038294f326e270b50f9f8aca7871a12dfedee332f0cdb06c4ad730c8bdc7656"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MM_REST_PROXY_IMAGE
   value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-mm-rest-proxy-rhel8@sha256:05ab3d28e3e7b1a51c8c8a6f783c9a748080ac59bb455a9bb7751a5e14c50b8c"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MODELMESH_IMAGE