diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 214bf28a75c9a..4502033b492d1 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "linkerd2",
-    "image": "ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45",
+    "image": "ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46",
     // "dockerFile": "./Dockerfile",
     // "context": "..",
     "features": {
diff --git a/.github/actions/helm-publish/action.yml b/.github/actions/helm-publish/action.yml
index 0b1cde0490edc..e82e3cf605232 100644
--- a/.github/actions/helm-publish/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/helm-publish/action.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
   - name: Set up Cloud SDK
     uses: 'google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@77e7a554d41e2ee56fc945c52dfd3f33d12def9a'
-  - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v45
+  - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v46
   - shell: bash
     run: |
       mkdir -p target/helm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 2878c902b7be7..5bb76ce761ae0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v45
+      - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v46
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: just-dev lint-actions
 
   devcontainer-versions:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v45
+      - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v46
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: just-dev check-action-images
diff --git a/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml b/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
index 9208593acd187..efe8cb04d5e48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devcontainer.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   rust-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-rust
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-rust
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - shell: bash
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ jobs:
   devcontainer-image:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v45
+      - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v46
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: just-dev pull-dev-image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 9b54d9fa850b2..de2f36df9801a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.meta.outputs.changed == 'true'
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-go
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-go
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD" # actions/runner#2033
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.meta.outputs.changed == 'true'
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-go
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-go
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD" # actions/runner#2033
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.meta.outputs.changed == 'true'
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-go
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-go
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD" # actions/runner#2033
diff --git a/.github/workflows/proto.yml b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
index abf83a1d3cb5d..867c1d8b05a44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   proto-diff:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-go
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-go
     steps:
       - run: apt update && apt install -y unzip
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 47ce1c3b8fa18..f32523865afd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   audit:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-rust
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-rust
     strategy:
       matrix:
         checks:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
   fmt:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-rust
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-rust
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD" # actions/runner#2033
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
   clippy:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-rust
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-rust
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD" # actions/runner#2033
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
   check:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-rust
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-rust
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD" # actions/runner#2033
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     name: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v45-rust
+    container: ghcr.io/linkerd/dev:v46-rust
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD" # actions/runner#2033
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shell.yml b/.github/workflows/shell.yml
index d55473c819993..095629cd59195 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shell.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v45
+      - uses: linkerd/dev/actions/setup-tools@v46
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
       - run: just sh-lint