diff --git a/nodepool/driver/ibmvpc/adapter.py b/nodepool/driver/ibmvpc/adapter.py
index f78a86b76..04467afe5 100644
--- a/nodepool/driver/ibmvpc/adapter.py
+++ b/nodepool/driver/ibmvpc/adapter.py
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ class IBMVPCAdapter(statemachine.Adapter):
         if self.provider.credentials_file:
             os.environ['IBM_CREDENTIALS_FILE'] = self.provider.credentials_file
         authenticator = get_authenticator_from_environment('vpc')
-        self.cloud_vpc = VpcV1(authenticator=authenticator)
+        self.cloud_vpc = VpcV1(
+            authenticator=authenticator, version="2025-04-08")
         # Set the service URL to our region
         service_url = f"https://{self.provider.region}.iaas.cloud.ibm.com/v1"
         self.cloud_vpc.set_service_url(service_url)