diff --git a/deploy/helm/cloud-functions/nvcf-api/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/cloud-functions/nvcf-api/values.yaml
index 5c044a950..de135e614 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/cloud-functions/nvcf-api/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/cloud-functions/nvcf-api/values.yaml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ api:
           utils-container-image:
             go: ${nvcf.sidecars.hostname}/${nvcf.sidecars.repository}/nvcf-worker-utils-oss:1.2.3
           otel-container: dummy
-          niclls-container: ${nvcf.sidecars.hostname}/${nvcf.sidecars.repository}/nvcf_worker_niclls:2.110.0
+          niclls-container: ${nvcf.sidecars.hostname}/${nvcf.sidecars.repository}/nvcf_worker_niclls:2.117.1
           ess-agent-container: ${nvcf.sidecars.hostname}/${nvcf.sidecars.repository}/ess-agent:1.4.1
           otel-collector-container: dummy
           llm-credential-manager-image: ${nvcf.sidecars.hostname}/${nvcf.sidecars.repository}/nvcf-worker-llm-credentials-oss:1.1.2
diff --git a/deploy/helm/cloud-functions/tests/sidecar_release_artifacts_test.sh b/deploy/helm/cloud-functions/tests/sidecar_release_artifacts_test.sh
index f28998ac6..e6917fe37 100755
--- a/deploy/helm/cloud-functions/tests/sidecar_release_artifacts_test.sh
+++ b/deploy/helm/cloud-functions/tests/sidecar_release_artifacts_test.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ helm template nvcf-api "${chart_dir}" \
 expected_annotations=(
   "release-artifact-init-container-image: \"${hostname}/${repository}/nvcf-worker-init-oss:1.2.1\""
   "release-artifact-utils-container-image-go-image: \"${hostname}/${repository}/nvcf-worker-utils-oss:1.2.3\""
-  "release-artifact-niclls-container-image: \"${hostname}/${repository}/nvcf_worker_niclls:2.110.0\""
+  "release-artifact-niclls-container-image: \"${hostname}/${repository}/nvcf_worker_niclls:2.117.1\""
   "release-artifact-ess-agent-container-image: \"${hostname}/${repository}/ess-agent:1.4.1\""
   "release-artifact-llm-credential-manager-image: \"${hostname}/${repository}/nvcf-worker-llm-credentials-oss:1.1.2\""
   "release-artifact-llm-router-client-image: \"${hostname}/${repository}/pylon:0.15.1\""