diff --git a/a3/terraform/modules/cluster/gke/main.tf b/a3/terraform/modules/cluster/gke/main.tf
index 28073c62..26867279 100644
--- a/a3/terraform/modules/cluster/gke/main.tf
+++ b/a3/terraform/modules/cluster/gke/main.tf
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "node-pools" {
       "cloud.google.com/gke-kdump-enabled" = "true"
     }
 
-    # Enables local NVMe SSDs. Should not be used for non-a3 machine types.
-    ephemeral_storage_local_ssd_config {
-      local_ssd_count = 16
-    }
-
     dynamic "host_maintenance_policy" {
       for_each = var.host_maintenance_interval != null ? [1] : []
       content {
diff --git a/cloudbuild-continuous.yaml b/cloudbuild-continuous.yaml
index e343d06a..88046958 100644
--- a/cloudbuild-continuous.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild-continuous.yaml
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ images:
 timeout: 5400s
 
 substitutions:
-  _VERSION: 'v1.2.0'
+  _VERSION: 'v1.2.1'