diff --git a/Makefile.core.mk b/Makefile.core.mk
index 3b27a4126..76ddcc411 100644
--- a/Makefile.core.mk
+++ b/Makefile.core.mk
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ install: pre-install
 
 HIGRESS_LATEST_IMAGE_TAG ?= latest
 ENVOY_LATEST_IMAGE_TAG ?= cdf0f16bf622102f89a0d0257834f43f502e4b99
-ISTIO_LATEST_IMAGE_TAG ?= c482b42b9a14885bd6692c6abd01345d50a372f7
+ISTIO_LATEST_IMAGE_TAG ?= a7525f292c38d7d3380f3ce7ee971ad6e3c46adf
 
 install-dev: pre-install
 	helm install higress helm/core -n higress-system --create-namespace --set 'controller.tag=$(TAG)' --set 'gateway.replicas=1' --set 'pilot.tag=$(ISTIO_LATEST_IMAGE_TAG)' --set 'gateway.tag=$(ENVOY_LATEST_IMAGE_TAG)' --set 'global.local=true'
diff --git a/helm/core/templates/controller-clusterrole.yaml b/helm/core/templates/controller-clusterrole.yaml
index 38c72ebc7..f7f486711 100644
--- a/helm/core/templates/controller-clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/helm/core/templates/controller-clusterrole.yaml
@@ -144,7 +144,3 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: [""]
     verbs: [ "get", "watch", "list", "update", "patch", "create", "delete" ]
     resources: [ "serviceaccounts"]
-  # istio leader election need
-  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
-    resources: ["leases"]
-    verbs: ["get", "update", "patch", "create"]