diff --git a/build/components/versions.yml b/build/components/versions.yml
index 7db9801217..848803d0e2 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.25
+  3p-kubevirt: feat/inplace-resize # v1.6.2-v12n.25
   3p-containerized-data-importer: v1.60.3-v12n.18
   distribution: 2.8.3
 package:
diff --git a/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml b/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
index f30560fba6..58a8737d36 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: "004"
 secrets:
 - id: SOURCE_REPO
   value: {{ $.SOURCE_REPO }}
diff --git a/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml b/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
index 31656db4cc..dd6648cabd 100644
--- a/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
+++ b/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ spec:
       - HostDevicesWithDRA
       - HostDevices
       - HotplugHostDevicesWithDRA # custom feature gate - added in our KubeVirt fork, not present in upstream
+      - InPlaceResize # custom feature gate - added in our KubeVirt fork, not present in upstream
     virtualMachineOptions:
       disableSerialConsoleLog: {}
   customizeComponents: