diff --git a/build/components/versions.yml b/build/components/versions.yml
index cf2bde402c..73f98d322a 100644
--- a/build/components/versions.yml
+++ b/build/components/versions.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ firmware:
   libvirt: v10.9.0
   edk2: stable202411
 core:
-  3p-kubevirt: v1.6.2-v12n.5
+  3p-kubevirt: v1.6.2-v12n.5-debug
   3p-containerized-data-importer: v1.60.3-v12n.14
   distribution: 2.8.3
 package:
diff --git a/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml b/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
index 50ef78fb33..8087938bcb 100644
--- a/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
+++ b/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 image: {{ .ModuleNamePrefix }}{{ .ImageName }}-src-artifact
 final: false
 fromImage: builder/src
+fromCacheVersion: "debug" # TODO: remove this
 secrets:
 - id: SOURCE_REPO
   value: {{ $.SOURCE_REPO }}