diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index 44664628..bc81a6c4 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v1.37.0
       networking-cilium:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/extensions/networking-cilium
-        tag: v1.32.2
+        tag: v1.31.0
       operator:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/operator
         tag: v1.80.7