diff --git a/examples/ethernet/.build-test-rules.yml b/examples/ethernet/.build-test-rules.yml
index 9d33a571b4b..85e2f80f6a2 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/examples/ethernet/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ examples/ethernet/iperf:
     - esp_driver_gpio
     - esp_driver_spi
     - cmd_system
-    - ethernet_init
     - protocol_examples_common
 
 examples/ethernet/ptp:
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/idf_component.yml
index b8529906d92..77e340fa2ba 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ dependencies:
   cmd_system:
     path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/system/console/advanced/components/cmd_system
   espressif/ethernet_init:
-    version: "*"
+    version: "0.7.0"
   espressif/iperf-cmd:
     version: "~0.1.1"
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/ptp/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/ethernet/ptp/main/idf_component.yml
index 085ba89ab4b..48b84f2905b 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/ptp/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/ethernet/ptp/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
   espressif/ethernet_init:
-    version: "*"
+    version: "0.7.0"
   esp_eth_time:
     path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/ethernet/ptp/components/esp_eth_time
   ptpd:
diff --git a/examples/network/.build-test-rules.yml b/examples/network/.build-test-rules.yml
index b2ad81d17c7..2d791a16f72 100644
--- a/examples/network/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/examples/network/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -47,5 +47,3 @@ examples/network/vlan_support:
   depends_components:
     - esp_eth
     - esp_netif
-  depends_filepatterns:
-    - examples/ethernet/basic/components/ethernet_init/**/*
diff --git a/examples/network/bridge/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/network/bridge/main/idf_component.yml
index fbdd147ac65..3e18865a455 100644
--- a/examples/network/bridge/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/network/bridge/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   espressif/ethernet_init:
-    version: "*"
+    version: "0.7.0"
diff --git a/examples/network/eth2ap/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/network/eth2ap/main/idf_component.yml
index fbdd147ac65..3e18865a455 100644
--- a/examples/network/eth2ap/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/network/eth2ap/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   espressif/ethernet_init:
-    version: "*"
+    version: "0.7.0"
diff --git a/examples/network/simple_sniffer/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/network/simple_sniffer/main/idf_component.yml
index 21938883278..11007449aef 100644
--- a/examples/network/simple_sniffer/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/network/simple_sniffer/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 dependencies:
   pcap: "^1.0.0"
   espressif/ethernet_init:
-    version: "*"
+    version: "0.7.0"
diff --git a/examples/network/sta2eth/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/network/sta2eth/main/idf_component.yml
index a42f222d2e2..25a1c7d4d4d 100644
--- a/examples/network/sta2eth/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/network/sta2eth/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ dependencies:
   dns_server:
     path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/protocols/http_server/captive_portal/components/dns_server
   espressif/ethernet_init:
-    version: "*"
+    version: "0.7.0"
diff --git a/examples/network/vlan_support/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/network/vlan_support/main/idf_component.yml
index fbdd147ac65..3e18865a455 100644
--- a/examples/network/vlan_support/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/network/vlan_support/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   espressif/ethernet_init:
-    version: "*"
+    version: "0.7.0"
diff --git a/examples/protocols/static_ip/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/protocols/static_ip/main/idf_component.yml
index 4ca406cdcd2..3e18865a455 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/static_ip/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/protocols/static_ip/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
-  idf:
-    version: '>=5.0'
   espressif/ethernet_init:
-    version: '*'
+    version: "0.7.0"