diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 069b45fc65..8547e8eaff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -573,16 +573,16 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - box: fedora/41-cloud-base
+          - box: fedora/43-cloud-base
             cgroup_driver: cgroupfs
             runc: runc
-          - box: fedora/41-cloud-base
+          - box: fedora/43-cloud-base
             cgroup_driver: systemd
             runc: runc
-          - box: fedora/41-cloud-base
+          - box: fedora/43-cloud-base
             cgroup_driver: cgroupfs
             runc: crun
-          - box: fedora/41-cloud-base
+          - box: fedora/43-cloud-base
             cgroup_driver: systemd
             runc: crun
             # We have to keep EL8 to test old glibc, cgroup, kernel, etc.
@@ -635,14 +635,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo env VAGRANT_DISABLE_STRICT_DEPENDENCY_ENFORCEMENT=1 vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt
       - name: Boot VM
         run: |
-          sudo BOX=$BOX RUNC_FLAVOR=$RUNC_FLAVOR vagrant up --no-tty
-          if  [ "$BOX" = "fedora/41-cloud-base" ]; then
-            # Install the kernel update for Fedora 41 to fix an error "Extension MARK revision 0 not supported, missing kernel module"
-            # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2321325
-            sudo BOX=$BOX RUNC_FLAVOR=$RUNC_FLAVOR vagrant up --provision-with=upgrade-packages
-            sudo BOX=$BOX RUNC_FLAVOR=$RUNC_FLAVOR vagrant halt
-            sudo BOX=$BOX RUNC_FLAVOR=$RUNC_FLAVOR vagrant up
+          if  [ "$BOX" = "fedora/43-cloud-base" ]; then
+            # fedora/41-cloud-base seems the last version available in https://portal.cloud.hashicorp.com/vagrant/discover/fedora
+            sudo vagrant box add fedora/43-cloud-base https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/43/Cloud/x86_64/images/Fedora-Cloud-Base-Vagrant-libvirt-43-1.6.x86_64.vagrant.libvirt.box
           fi
+          sudo BOX=$BOX RUNC_FLAVOR=$RUNC_FLAVOR vagrant up --no-tty
       - name: test-integration
         run: sudo BOX=$BOX RUNC_FLAVOR=$RUNC_FLAVOR vagrant up --provision-with=selinux,install-runc,install-gotestsum,test-integration
       - name: test-cri-integration
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 32aa35eca8..fea029a3eb 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # Vagrantfile for Fedora and EL
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-  config.vm.box = ENV["BOX"] ? ENV["BOX"].split("@")[0] : "fedora/41-cloud-base"
+  config.vm.box = ENV["BOX"] ? ENV["BOX"].split("@")[0] : "fedora/43-cloud-base"
   # BOX_VERSION is deprecated. Use "BOX=<BOX>@<BOX_VERSION>".
   config.vm.box_version = ENV["BOX_VERSION"] || (ENV["BOX"].split("@")[1] if ENV["BOX"])