diff --git a/vhdbuilder/packer/components.json b/vhdbuilder/packer/components.json
index 8d5f498356b..aba2198dfe9 100644
--- a/vhdbuilder/packer/components.json
+++ b/vhdbuilder/packer/components.json
@@ -72,6 +72,36 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "downloadURL": "mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:*",
+      "amd64OnlyVersions": [],
+      "multiArchVersions": [
+        "v1.5.26"
+      ],
+      "prefetchOptimizations": [
+        {
+          "version": "v1.5.26",
+          "binaries": [
+            "dropgz"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "downloadURL": "mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-ipam:*",
+      "amd64OnlyVersions": [],
+      "multiArchVersions": [
+        "v0.2.0"
+      ],
+      "prefetchOptimizations": [
+        {
+          "version": "v0.2.0",
+          "binaries": [
+            "dropgz"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "downloadURL": "mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-npm:*",
       "amd64OnlyVersions": [],
diff --git a/vhdbuilder/packer/generate-windows-vhd-configuration.ps1 b/vhdbuilder/packer/generate-windows-vhd-configuration.ps1
index 7625436a987..53ecb5ddc25 100644
--- a/vhdbuilder/packer/generate-windows-vhd-configuration.ps1
+++ b/vhdbuilder/packer/generate-windows-vhd-configuration.ps1
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ $global:imagesToPull += @(
     "mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.4.52",
     "mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.5.23",
     "mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cns:v1.5.24",
-    # Dropgz (init container to CNS). Owner: pjohnst5 (Paul Johnston)
+    # CNI installer for azure-vnet. Owner: evanbaker
     "mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/cni-dropgz:v0.0.13"
+    "mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/azure-cni:v1.5.26"
 )
 
 $global:map = @{