diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-downgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-downgrade-matrix.yaml
index c57a328d6..5f9478f8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-downgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-downgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ jobs:
       qase_run_id: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'auto' || inputs.qase_run_id }}
       rancher_version: stable/latest
       test_type: cli
-      upgrade_image: registry.suse.com/suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:latest
+      upgrade_image: registry.suse.com/suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:latest
       zone: us-central1-b
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-selinux-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-selinux-matrix.yaml
index 995fbf86d..dc3d8ceb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-selinux-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-selinux-matrix.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       destroy_runner: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && true || inputs.destroy_runner }}
       k8s_downstream_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_downstream_version }}
       k8s_upstream_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_upstream_version }}
-      os_to_test: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.0/k3s-selinux-iso-image:latest
+      os_to_test: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.1/k3s-selinux-iso-image:latest
       qase_run_id: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'auto' || inputs.qase_run_id }}
       rancher_version: ${{ matrix.rancher_version }}
       reset: ${{ matrix.reset }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
index 05ddcc125..95a220d54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ jobs:
       rancher_version: stable/latest
       reset: true
       test_type: cli
-      upgrade_image: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:latest
+      upgrade_image: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:latest
       upgrade_os_channel: dev
       zone: us-central1-c
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
index 1c32df278..7f1c5f18a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ on:
         type: string
       slem_version:
         description: SLE Micro version
-        default: 6.0
+        default: 6.1
         type: string
       upgrade_os_channel:
         description: Channel to use for the Elemental OS upgrade
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
index 3e79c4673..c90a8ecbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ jobs:
       rancher_version: prime/latest
       reset: true
       test_type: cli
-      upgrade_image: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:latest
+      upgrade_image: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:latest
       upgrade_os_channel: dev
       zone: us-central1-f
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
index 09054627c..da77688f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ jobs:
       qase_run_id: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'auto' || inputs.qase_run_id }}
       rancher_version: ${{ matrix.rancher_version }}
       test_type: ui
-      upgrade_image: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:latest
+      upgrade_image: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:latest
       zone: us-central1-a
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
index 0338f2b77..2b163a62d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ jobs:
       rancher_version: ${{ matrix.rancher_version }}
       test_type: ui
       ui_account: user
-      upgrade_image: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:latest
+      upgrade_image: registry.opensuse.org/isv/rancher/elemental/dev/containers/suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:latest
       zone: us-central1-b