diff --git a/build/components/versions.yml b/build/components/versions.yml
index 438feffc2b..f72a94e45d 100644
--- a/build/components/versions.yml
+++ b/build/components/versions.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ firmware:
   libvirt: v10.9.0
   edk2: stable202411
 core:
-  3p-kubevirt: v1.6.2-v12n.20
+  3p-kubevirt: v1.6.2-v12n.21
   3p-containerized-data-importer: v1.60.3-v12n.17
   distribution: 2.8.3
 package:
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/go.mod b/images/virtualization-artifact/go.mod
index 26a33a76ac..bade8ad4ec 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/go.mod
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/go.mod
@@ -168,4 +168,4 @@ replace (
 )
 
 // Kubevirt API replaces
-replace kubevirt.io/api => github.com/deckhouse/3p-kubevirt/staging/src/kubevirt.io/api v1.6.2-v12n.16
+replace kubevirt.io/api => github.com/deckhouse/3p-kubevirt/staging/src/kubevirt.io/api v1.6.2-v12n.21
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/go.sum b/images/virtualization-artifact/go.sum
index 988655c2e6..0ec653e4a0 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/go.sum
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/go.sum
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/deckhouse/3p-kubevirt/staging/src/kubevirt.io/api v1.6.2-v12n.16 h1:HzyValkO6ODGNvGtHhu11R7QkXzNkk4vmPgFouLE3NM=
-github.com/deckhouse/3p-kubevirt/staging/src/kubevirt.io/api v1.6.2-v12n.16/go.mod h1:J2HiSOLVhKj2UXoe14V6rpr3ZO/W/QBxcN+QK/S0Xkc=
+github.com/deckhouse/3p-kubevirt/staging/src/kubevirt.io/api v1.6.2-v12n.21 h1:W0nSf7fOTTLn5lVqR4JR3KctrABzyqb/sCkmSPx2fEY=
+github.com/deckhouse/3p-kubevirt/staging/src/kubevirt.io/api v1.6.2-v12n.21/go.mod h1:wGZLfRa/b4w/V/hakmfcK0CmrAZGfpj+jN7BMt0s19E=
 github.com/deckhouse/deckhouse/pkg/log v0.0.0-20250226105106-176cd3afcdd5 h1:PsN1E0oxC/+4zdA977txrqUCuObFL3HAuu5Xnud8m8c=
 github.com/deckhouse/deckhouse/pkg/log v0.0.0-20250226105106-176cd3afcdd5/go.mod h1:Mk5HRzkc5pIcDIZ2JJ6DPuuqnwhXVkb3you8M8Mg+4w=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 h1:0IXCQ5g4/QMHHkarYzh5l+u8T3t73zM5QvfrDyIgxBk=