diff --git a/assets/state-vfio-manager/0500_daemonset.yaml b/assets/state-vfio-manager/0500_daemonset.yaml
index 3ddd87e9e..1039cc874 100644
--- a/assets/state-vfio-manager/0500_daemonset.yaml
+++ b/assets/state-vfio-manager/0500_daemonset.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ spec:
           command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
           args:
             - vfio-manage bind --all && while true; do sleep 86400; done
+          env:
+            - name: HOST_ROOT
+              value: "/host"
           resources:
             limits:
               memory: 200Mi
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/gpu-operator-certified.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/gpu-operator-certified.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 9a64c5b1e..fe3c39fd5 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/gpu-operator-certified.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/gpu-operator-certified.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ spec:
       image: nvcr.io/nvidia/cloud-native/k8s-driver-manager@sha256:c549346eb993fda62e9bf665aabaacc88abc06b0b24e69635427d4d71c2d5ed4
     # TODO: update to a k8s-driver-manager image from nvcr.io once the next version is published
     - name: vfio-manager-image
-      image: ghcr.io/nvidia/k8s-driver-manager:0d30fa9c
+      image: ghcr.io/nvidia/k8s-driver-manager:69eec274
     - name: sandbox-device-plugin-image
       image: nvcr.io/nvidia/kubevirt-gpu-device-plugin@sha256:119de9a331a47203858b99901f44d0c4a8052961b4e60327f4b100d0ab8c9df0
     - name: vgpu-device-manager-image
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ spec:
                     value: "nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda@sha256:d19fe621624c4eb6ac931b8558daa3ecc0c3f07f1e2a52e0267e083d22dceade"
                   # TODO: update to a k8s-driver-manager image from nvcr.io once the next version is published
                   - name: "VFIO_MANAGER_IMAGE"
-                    value: "ghcr.io/nvidia/k8s-driver-manager:0d30fa9c"
+                    value: "ghcr.io/nvidia/k8s-driver-manager:69eec274"
                   - name: "SANDBOX_DEVICE_PLUGIN_IMAGE"
                     value: "nvcr.io/nvidia/kubevirt-gpu-device-plugin@sha256:119de9a331a47203858b99901f44d0c4a8052961b4e60327f4b100d0ab8c9df0"
                   - name: "VGPU_DEVICE_MANAGER_IMAGE"
diff --git a/deployments/gpu-operator/values.yaml b/deployments/gpu-operator/values.yaml
index 184697143..9aa7e0443 100644
--- a/deployments/gpu-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/gpu-operator/values.yaml
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ vfioManager:
   # TODO: update to a k8s-driver-manager image from nvcr.io once the next version is published
   repository: ghcr.io/nvidia
   image: k8s-driver-manager
-  version: 0d30fa9c
+  version: 69eec274
   imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   imagePullSecrets: []
   env: []