diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index ed1bc1a30..50c2df9cb 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -68,22 +68,25 @@ queue_rules:
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
           - and:
-              - base=release-v3.9
+              - base=release-v3.11
               - "status-success=codespell"
               - "status-success=multi-arch-build"
               - "status-success=go-test"
               - "status-success=golangci-lint"
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.25"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.25"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.25"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
           - and:
@@ -162,15 +165,15 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=golangci-lint"
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.25"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.25"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.25"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
               - "status-success=DCO"
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
           - and:
               - label!=DNM
-              - base=release-v3.10
+              - base=release-v3.11
               - "#approved-reviews-by>=2"
               - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
               - "approved-reviews-by=@ceph/ceph-csi-contributors"
@@ -262,17 +265,20 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.27"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
           - and:
               - label!=DNM
-              - base=release-v3.9
+              - base=release-v3.10
               - "#approved-reviews-by>=2"
               - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
               - "approved-reviews-by=@ceph/ceph-csi-contributors"
@@ -284,15 +290,15 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=commitlint"
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.25"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.25"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.25"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
               - "status-success=DCO"
@@ -343,15 +349,18 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
               - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.25"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.25"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.25"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.26"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
               - "status-success=DCO"
@@ -385,15 +394,6 @@ pull_request_rules:
         name: default
       delete_head_branch: {}
 
-  - name: backport patches to release-v3.9 branch
-    conditions:
-      - base=devel
-      - label=backport-to-release-v3.9
-    actions:
-      backport:
-        branches:
-          - release-v3.9
-
   - name: backport patches to release-v3.10 branch
     conditions:
       - base=devel
@@ -403,6 +403,15 @@ pull_request_rules:
         branches:
           - release-v3.10
 
+  - name: backport patches to release-v3.11 branch
+    conditions:
+      - base=devel
+      - label=backport-to-release-v3.11
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        branches:
+          - release-v3.11
+
   - name: remove outdated approvals on ci/centos
     conditions:
       - base=ci/centos