diff --git a/automation/check-patch.e2e-kubevirt-ipam-controller-functests.sh b/automation/check-patch.e2e-kubevirt-ipam-controller-functests.sh
index fc381c5e6..332336d65 100755
--- a/automation/check-patch.e2e-kubevirt-ipam-controller-functests.sh
+++ b/automation/check-patch.e2e-kubevirt-ipam-controller-functests.sh
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ main() {
     cd ${TMP_PROJECT_PATH}
     export KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER=external
     export DEV_IMAGE_REGISTRY=localhost:5000
+    kubectl get pods -A
     ./cluster/cert-manager-install.sh
     deploy_cnao
     deploy_cnao_cr
     ./hack/deploy-kubevirt.sh
-    ./cluster/kubectl.sh -n kubevirt patch kubevirt kubevirt --type=merge --patch '{"spec":{"configuration":{"virtualMachineOptions":{"disableSerialConsoleLog":{}}}}}'
+    kubectl -n kubevirt patch kubevirt kubevirt --type=merge --patch '{"spec":{"configuration":{"virtualMachineOptions":{"disableSerialConsoleLog":{}}}}}'
 
     cd ${TMP_COMPONENT_PATH}
     echo "Run kubevirt-ipam-controller functional tests"
diff --git a/cluster/cert-manager-install.sh b/cluster/cert-manager-install.sh
index 5de4930fc..e16c76cb0 100755
--- a/cluster/cert-manager-install.sh
+++ b/cluster/cert-manager-install.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ if [[ $DEPLOY_CERT_MANAGER == true ]]; then
 	CERT_MANAGER_VERSION="v1.14.4"
 	echo "Installing cert-manager..."
 	manifest="https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/${CERT_MANAGER_VERSION}/cert-manager.yaml"
-	./cluster/kubectl.sh apply -f "$manifest"
+	kubectl apply -f "$manifest" --validate=false
 fi
diff --git a/components.yaml b/components.yaml
index 59341379b..de6034d3d 100644
--- a/components.yaml
+++ b/components.yaml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ components:
     metadata: v0.44.0
   kubevirt-ipam-controller:
     url: https://github.com/kubevirt/ipam-extensions
-    commit: 83a65d3f76a2847b09847ee6aaccfea3fe49b635
+    commit: 74c7ef7860f52af37988d6777925c27c79564065
     branch: main
     update-policy: tagged
-    metadata: v0.1.6-alpha
+    metadata: v0.1.7-alpha
   linux-bridge:
     url: https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins
     commit: 14bdce598f9d332303c375c35719c4a158f1e7db
diff --git a/pkg/components/components.go b/pkg/components/components.go
index 9a874ae7c..da076e2b7 100644
--- a/pkg/components/components.go
+++ b/pkg/components/components.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ const (
 	KubeRbacProxyImageDefault          = "quay.io/openshift/origin-kube-rbac-proxy@sha256:e2def4213ec0657e72eb790ae8a115511d5b8f164a62d3568d2f1bff189917e8"
 	KubeSecondaryDNSImageDefault       = "ghcr.io/kubevirt/kubesecondarydns@sha256:44489bdf8affb0e82b68a7100bbee7d289151ada54ab2e76a9d3afef769a1f54"
 	CoreDNSImageDefault                = "registry.k8s.io/coredns/coredns@sha256:a0ead06651cf580044aeb0a0feba63591858fb2e43ade8c9dea45a6a89ae7e5e"
-	KubevirtIpamControllerImageDefault = "ghcr.io/kubevirt/ipam-controller@sha256:88272174aa7d347e6ef92f3328a613c3821a3fa7b1bcb7a548dc8c3c5b46f96d"
-	PasstBindingCNIImageDefault        = "ghcr.io/kubevirt/passt-binding-cni@sha256:a5f38e7237535eacf0ceaa7b2fb5421433e230cf4df57db02240bf0d00af743a"
+	KubevirtIpamControllerImageDefault = "ghcr.io/kubevirt/ipam-controller@sha256:aad40edd34f65cf0e087969853d47065aaf411dccf618d196152b583d40300ba"
+	PasstBindingCNIImageDefault        = "ghcr.io/kubevirt/passt-binding-cni@sha256:981c01e0b94ae691ba8ced43c486930085186e9c40b22525c8f0229d1556ee69"
 )
 
 type AddonsImages struct {
diff --git a/test/releases/99.0.0.go b/test/releases/99.0.0.go
index 0e1aeab99..855b625bd 100644
--- a/test/releases/99.0.0.go
+++ b/test/releases/99.0.0.go
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ func init() {
 				ParentName: "kubevirt-ipam-controller-manager",
 				ParentKind: "Deployment",
 				Name:       "manager",
-				Image:      "ghcr.io/kubevirt/ipam-controller@sha256:88272174aa7d347e6ef92f3328a613c3821a3fa7b1bcb7a548dc8c3c5b46f96d",
+				Image:      "ghcr.io/kubevirt/ipam-controller@sha256:aad40edd34f65cf0e087969853d47065aaf411dccf618d196152b583d40300ba",
 			},
 			{
 				ParentName: "passt-binding-cni",
 				ParentKind: "DaemonSet",
 				Name:       "installer",
-				Image:      "ghcr.io/kubevirt/passt-binding-cni@sha256:a5f38e7237535eacf0ceaa7b2fb5421433e230cf4df57db02240bf0d00af743a",
+				Image:      "ghcr.io/kubevirt/passt-binding-cni@sha256:981c01e0b94ae691ba8ced43c486930085186e9c40b22525c8f0229d1556ee69",
 			},
 		},
 		SupportedSpec: cnao.NetworkAddonsConfigSpec{