diff --git a/manager/EKS_DISTRO_MINIMAL_BASE_TAG_FILE b/manager/EKS_DISTRO_MINIMAL_BASE_TAG_FILE
index 63057ca563d2..0d5f87445ea9 100644
--- a/manager/EKS_DISTRO_MINIMAL_BASE_TAG_FILE
+++ b/manager/EKS_DISTRO_MINIMAL_BASE_TAG_FILE
@@ -1 +1 @@
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+2026-08-24-1787586270.2