diff --git a/examples/builds/fedora-fips/Dockerfile b/examples/builds/fedora-fips/Dockerfile
index 56ce342d9..ef5feb99a 100644
--- a/examples/builds/fedora-fips/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/builds/fedora-fips/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.5.17 AS kairos-init
+FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.6.1 AS kairos-init
 
 FROM fedora:40
 ARG VERSION=v0.0.1
diff --git a/examples/builds/rockylinux-fips/Dockerfile b/examples/builds/rockylinux-fips/Dockerfile
index cdffba489..7ad5f3942 100644
--- a/examples/builds/rockylinux-fips/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/builds/rockylinux-fips/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.5.17 AS kairos-init
+FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.6.1 AS kairos-init
 
 FROM rockylinux:9
 ARG VERSION=v0.0.1
diff --git a/examples/builds/ubuntu-20.04-fips/Dockerfile b/examples/builds/ubuntu-20.04-fips/Dockerfile
index 82eabe468..0ceffb07b 100644
--- a/examples/builds/ubuntu-20.04-fips/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/builds/ubuntu-20.04-fips/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.5.17 AS kairos-init
+FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.6.1 AS kairos-init
 
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 ARG VERSION=v0.0.1
diff --git a/examples/builds/ubuntu-22.04-fips/Dockerfile b/examples/builds/ubuntu-22.04-fips/Dockerfile
index 3348d7876..27fb08ed9 100644
--- a/examples/builds/ubuntu-22.04-fips/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/builds/ubuntu-22.04-fips/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.5.17 AS kairos-init
+FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.6.1 AS kairos-init
 
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 ARG VERSION=v0.0.1
diff --git a/examples/builds/ubuntu-24.04-fips/Dockerfile b/examples/builds/ubuntu-24.04-fips/Dockerfile
index 72bf66839..6293a9cdf 100644
--- a/examples/builds/ubuntu-24.04-fips/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/builds/ubuntu-24.04-fips/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.5.17 AS kairos-init
+FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.6.1 AS kairos-init
 
 FROM ubuntu:24.04
 ARG VERSION=v0.0.1
diff --git a/examples/builds/ubuntu-non-hwe/Dockerfile b/examples/builds/ubuntu-non-hwe/Dockerfile
index 90c9a4a89..1054635c1 100644
--- a/examples/builds/ubuntu-non-hwe/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/builds/ubuntu-non-hwe/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.5.17 AS kairos-init
+FROM quay.io/kairos/kairos-init:v0.6.1 AS kairos-init
 
 FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS base-kairos
 ARG VERSION=v0.0.1