diff --git a/GINKGO_VERSION b/GINKGO_VERSION
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+gingko-version=2.6.1
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diff --git a/TESTRUNNER-IMAGE_SHA b/TESTRUNNER-IMAGE_SHA
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+gcr.io/k8s-staging-ingress-nginx/e2e-test-runner@sha256:38220a0b0cdc9dab9c8704f02fb17541831a67dd2d668a1e5926272e21c55d0d
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