diff --git a/config/samples/ccruntime/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/samples/ccruntime/default/kustomization.yaml
index 2a6bd936..2d4b829c 100644
--- a/config/samples/ccruntime/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/ccruntime/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ resources:
 
 images:
 - name: quay.io/confidential-containers/reqs-payload
-  newTag: 4ad0978b8e9f1acb857fe2c76f1494c55bf28e05
+  newTag: latest
 - name: quay.io/confidential-containers/runtime-payload
   newName: quay.io/confidential-containers/runtime-payload-ci
   newTag: kata-containers-latest
diff --git a/config/samples/ccruntime/peer-pods/kustomization.yaml b/config/samples/ccruntime/peer-pods/kustomization.yaml
index 03292a5d..fa272b7d 100644
--- a/config/samples/ccruntime/peer-pods/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/ccruntime/peer-pods/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ resources:
 
 images:
 - name: quay.io/confidential-containers/reqs-payload
-  newTag: 4ad0978b8e9f1acb857fe2c76f1494c55bf28e05
+  newTag: latest
 - name: quay.io/confidential-containers/runtime-payload
   newName: quay.io/confidential-containers/runtime-payload-ci
   newTag: kata-containers-latest
diff --git a/config/samples/enclave-cc/hw/kustomization.yaml b/config/samples/enclave-cc/hw/kustomization.yaml
index 97b6691a..43dc8361 100644
--- a/config/samples/enclave-cc/hw/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/enclave-cc/hw/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ resources:
 nameSuffix: -sgx-mode-hw
 
 - name: quay.io/confidential-containers/reqs-payload
-  newTag: 4ad0978b8e9f1acb857fe2c76f1494c55bf28e05
+  newTag: latest
diff --git a/config/samples/enclave-cc/sim/kustomization.yaml b/config/samples/enclave-cc/sim/kustomization.yaml
index d786c2aa..4b58e1ad 100644
--- a/config/samples/enclave-cc/sim/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/enclave-cc/sim/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ images:
 - name: quay.io/confidential-containers/runtime-payload-ci
   newTag: enclave-cc-SIM-sample-kbc-latest
 - name: quay.io/confidential-containers/reqs-payload
-  newTag: 4ad0978b8e9f1acb857fe2c76f1494c55bf28e05
+  newTag: latest