diff --git a/hack/kubevirt/Makefile b/hack/kubevirt/Makefile
index 6a57cace7..dd4b54c9a 100644
--- a/hack/kubevirt/Makefile
+++ b/hack/kubevirt/Makefile
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 create-vcluster:
 	kubectl create namespace test || true
 	
-	VCLUSTER_VERSION=v0.26.0-alpha.5 \
+	VCLUSTER_VERSION=v0.26.0-alpha.6 \
 	clusterctl generate cluster test --kubernetes-version v1.31.2 -n test --from file://$$(pwd)/template.yaml | kubectl apply -f -
 
 .PHONY: delete-vcluster
 delete-vcluster:
-	VCLUSTER_VERSION=v0.26.0-alpha.5 \
+	VCLUSTER_VERSION=v0.26.0-alpha.6 \
 	clusterctl generate cluster test --kubernetes-version v1.31.2 -n test --from file://$$(pwd)/template.yaml | kubectl delete --ignore-not-found -f -
 
 .PHONY: install-capa
diff --git a/hack/kubevirt/template.yaml b/hack/kubevirt/template.yaml
index b682c262a..c7e6f2db4 100644
--- a/hack/kubevirt/template.yaml
+++ b/hack/kubevirt/template.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ spec:
   clusterNetwork:
     pods:
       cidrBlocks:
-      - 10.243.0.0/16
+      - 10.244.0.0/16
     services:
       cidrBlocks:
       - 10.95.0.0/16
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
       privateNodes:
         enabled: true
       networking:
-        podCIDR: 10.243.0.0/16
+        podCIDR: 10.244.0.0/16
         serviceCIDR: 10.95.0.0/16
       controlPlane:
         distro:
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ metadata:
   name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
 spec:
   clusterName: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
-  replicas: 1
+  replicas: 2
   selector:
     matchLabels: null
   template: