diff --git a/etc/kayobe/ipa.yml b/etc/kayobe/ipa.yml
index 718e4f841..bc510371f 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/ipa.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/ipa.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ ipa_build_dib_elements_extra:
 
 # Dictionary of additional environment variables to provide to Diskimage
 # Builder (DIB) during IPA image build.
-#ipa_build_dib_env_extra:
+ipa_build_dib_env_extra:
+  DIB_IPA_COMPRESS_CMD: 'zstd -19'
 
 # Dictionary of environment variables to provide to Diskimage Builder (DIB)
 # during IPA image build.
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ ipa_build_dib_elements_extra:
 # ipa_build_dib_git_elements_default and ipa_build_dib_git_elements_extra.
 #ipa_build_dib_git_elements:
 
-# List of DIB packages to install. Default is none.
+# List of DIB packages to install.
 #ipa_build_dib_packages:
 
 # Upper constraints file for installing packages in the virtual environment
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/pulp-ipa-image-versions.yml b/etc/kayobe/pulp-ipa-image-versions.yml
index 94ead8d8c..2872d7ab0 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/pulp-ipa-image-versions.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/pulp-ipa-image-versions.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 # IPA image versioning tags
-stackhpc_rocky_9_ipa_image_version: "2025.1-20250924T145101"
-stackhpc_ubuntu_noble_ipa_image_version: "2025.1-20250924T145101"
+stackhpc_rocky_9_ipa_image_version: "2025.1-20250929T120332"
+stackhpc_ubuntu_noble_ipa_image_version: "2025.1-20250929T120332"