diff --git a/vagrant_box_defaults.rb b/vagrant_box_defaults.rb
index 58591e4f9379..a68c9440e1fa 100644
--- a/vagrant_box_defaults.rb
+++ b/vagrant_box_defaults.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 $SERVER_BOX = "cilium/ubuntu-dev"
 $SERVER_VERSION= "169"
 $NETNEXT_SERVER_BOX= "cilium/ubuntu-next"
-$NETNEXT_SERVER_VERSION= "48"
+$NETNEXT_SERVER_VERSION= "50"
 @v419_SERVER_BOX= "cilium/ubuntu-4-19"
 @v419_SERVER_VERSION= "11"