diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all/defaults.yaml b/ansible/group_vars/all/defaults.yaml
index 16117f74f..9f3d1fdbf 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all/defaults.yaml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all/defaults.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ kubernetes_version: "1.31.4"
 kubernetes_major_minor: "{{ (kubernetes_version.split('.') | map('trim'))[:2] | join('.') }}"
 kubernetes_semver: "v{{ kubernetes_version }}"
 
-kubernetes_cni_version: "1.6.0"
+kubernetes_cni_version: "1.5.1"
 
 # The crictl CLI is released as part of the http://sigs.k8s.io/cri-tools project.
 # The project release closely follows the Kubernetes release cycle, and uses a