diff --git a/charms/knative-serving/src/default-custom-images.json b/charms/knative-serving/src/default-custom-images.json
index f7123806..43392975 100644
--- a/charms/knative-serving/src/default-custom-images.json
+++ b/charms/knative-serving/src/default-custom-images.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "activator": "charmedkubeflow/knative-serving-activator:1.16.0-2a3354f",
     "autoscaler": "charmedkubeflow/knative-serving-autoscaler:1.16.0-be87e8e",
-    "controller": "charmedkubeflow/knative-serving-controller:1.16.0-2596560",
+    "controller": "docker.io/charmedkubeflow/knative-serving-controller:1.16.0-e5dc265-20260901031115",
     "webhook": "charmedkubeflow/knative-serving-webhook:1.16.0-692cdbd",
     "autoscaler-hpa": "charmedkubeflow/knative-serving-autoscaler-hpa:1.16.0-9f36110",
     "net-istio-controller/controller": "charmedkubeflow/net-istio-controller:1.16.0-2ac1bad",