diff --git a/scripts/deploy-ceph-csi-operator.sh b/scripts/deploy-ceph-csi-operator.sh
index 4993c033c..f5332ca14 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-ceph-csi-operator.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-ceph-csi-operator.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd)"
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../build.env"
 
-OPERATOR_VERSION=${OPERATOR_VERSION:-"main"}
+# TODO: uncomment when there is a new release which includes the bug fixes
+# - https://github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/pull/206
+# - https://github.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/pull/207
+# Till then use the main branch instead of the release.
+# OPERATOR_VERSION=${OPERATOR_VERSION:-"main"}
+OPERATOR_VERSION="main"
 OPERATOR_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ceph/ceph-csi-operator/${OPERATOR_VERSION}"
 
 # operator deployment files