diff --git a/data/data.json b/data/data.json
index 175a22dd8..8a6b36c75 100644
--- a/data/data.json
+++ b/data/data.json
@@ -11715,12 +11715,12 @@
    "canalFlexVol": "rancher/mirrored-calico-pod2daemon-flexvol:v3.24.1",
    "weaveNode": "weaveworks/weave-kube:2.8.1",
    "weaveCni": "weaveworks/weave-npc:2.8.1",
-   "podInfraContainer": "rancher/mirrored-pause:3.8",
+   "podInfraContainer": "rancher/mirrored-pause:3.7",
    "ingress": "rancher/nginx-ingress-controller:nginx-1.5.1-rancher2",
    "ingressBackend": "rancher/mirrored-nginx-ingress-controller-defaultbackend:1.5-rancher1",
    "ingressWebhook": "rancher/mirrored-ingress-nginx-kube-webhook-certgen:v1.1.1",
    "metricsServer": "rancher/mirrored-metrics-server:v0.6.2",
-   "windowsPodInfraContainer": "rancher/mirrored-pause:3.8",
+   "windowsPodInfraContainer": "rancher/mirrored-pause:3.7",
    "aciCniDeployContainer": "noiro/cnideploy:5.2.3.6.1d150da",
    "aciHostContainer": "noiro/aci-containers-host:5.2.3.6.1d150da",
    "aciOpflexContainer": "noiro/opflex:5.2.3.6.1d150da",
diff --git a/rke/k8s_rke_system_images.go b/rke/k8s_rke_system_images.go
index 27d3ba154..bcdcabe31 100644
--- a/rke/k8s_rke_system_images.go
+++ b/rke/k8s_rke_system_images.go
@@ -8892,14 +8892,14 @@ func loadK8sRKESystemImages() map[string]v3.RKESystemImages {
 			AciControllerContainer:    "noiro/aci-containers-controller:5.2.3.6.1d150da",
 			AciGbpServerContainer:     "noiro/gbp-server:5.2.3.6.1d150da",
 			AciOpflexServerContainer:  "noiro/opflex-server:5.2.3.6.1d150da",
-			PodInfraContainer:         "rancher/mirrored-pause:3.8",
+			PodInfraContainer:         "rancher/mirrored-pause:3.7",
 			Ingress:                   "rancher/nginx-ingress-controller:nginx-1.5.1-rancher2",
 			IngressBackend:            "rancher/mirrored-nginx-ingress-controller-defaultbackend:1.5-rancher1",
 			IngressWebhook:            "rancher/mirrored-ingress-nginx-kube-webhook-certgen:v1.1.1",
 			MetricsServer:             "rancher/mirrored-metrics-server:v0.6.2",
 			CoreDNS:                   "rancher/mirrored-coredns-coredns:1.9.4",
 			CoreDNSAutoscaler:         "rancher/mirrored-cluster-proportional-autoscaler:1.8.6",
-			WindowsPodInfraContainer:  "rancher/mirrored-pause:3.8",
+			WindowsPodInfraContainer:  "rancher/mirrored-pause:3.7",
 			Nodelocal:                 "rancher/mirrored-k8s-dns-node-cache:1.22.10",
 		},
 		// k8s version from 2.1.x release with old rke-tools to allow upgrade from 2.1.x clusters