diff --git a/images/release.env b/images/release.env
index 4dcd6ca..632f2d8 100644
--- a/images/release.env
+++ b/images/release.env
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SBX_IPMI_SIM_IMAGE=openchami/ipmi-sim:dev
 # `0.2.2` vs smd `v2.20.3`) and loose accepts both.
 
 # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=loose
-SBX_SMD_IMAGE=ghcr.io/openchami/smd:v2.20.3
+SBX_SMD_IMAGE=ghcr.io/openchami/smd:v12.2.14-ochami
 # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=loose
 SBX_TOKENSMITH_IMAGE=ghcr.io/openchami/tokensmith:v0.4.1
 # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=loose