diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-commentor.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-commentor.yaml
index 5c13cab33..4941651a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-commentor.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-commentor.yaml
@@ -18,24 +18,28 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        branch: [release-v3.10, release-v3.11, devel]
-        k8s: ["1.26", "1.27", "1.28", "1.29", "1.30"]
+        branch: [release-v3.11, release-v3.12, devel]
+        k8s: ["1.26", "1.27", "1.28", "1.29", "1.30", "1.31"]
         exclude:
-          # the next Ceph-CSI version will not be tested with old Kubernetes
+          # Run only last 3 support releases on devel and 3.12
           - k8s: "1.26"
-            branch: "release-v3.11"
+            branch: "release-v3.12"
           - k8s: "1.26"
             branch: "devel"
-
+          - k8s: "1.27"
+            branch: "release-v3.12"
+          - k8s: "1.27"
+            branch: "devel"
+          - k8s: "1.28"
+            branch: "release-v3.12"
+          - k8s: "1.28"
+            branch: "devel"
           # Ceph-CSI <= 3.11 was released before Kubernetes 1.30
           - k8s: "1.30"
             branch: "release-v3.11"
-
-          # Ceph-CSI <= 3.10 was released before Kubernetes 1.29
-          - k8s: "1.29"
-            branch: "release-v3.10"
-          - k8s: "1.30"
-            branch: "release-v3.10"
+          # Ceph-CSI <= 3.11 was released before Kubernetes 1.31
+          - k8s: "1.31"
+            branch: "release-v3.11"
 
     # watch out, matrix.branch can not be used in this if-statement :-/
     if: >
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index b5a623655..9ab57a177 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -35,19 +35,19 @@ queue_rules:
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
               - "status-success=uncommitted-code-check"
-              - "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-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
           - and:
-              - base=release-v3.10
+              - base=release-v3.11
               - "status-success=codespell"
               - "status-success=multi-arch-build"
               - "status-success=go-test"
@@ -57,12 +57,15 @@ queue_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:
@@ -74,18 +77,15 @@ queue_rules:
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
               - "status-success=uncommitted-code-check"
-              - "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/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.30"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.30"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
           - and:
@@ -144,18 +144,15 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - "status-success=golangci-lint"
       - "status-success=mod-check"
       - "status-success=lint-extras"
-      - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.27"
-      - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.28"
       - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.29"
       - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.30"
-      - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.27"
-      - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+      - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.31"
       - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
       - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.30"
-      - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
-      - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+      - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.31"
       - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
       - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.30"
+      - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.31"
       - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
       - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
       - "status-success=DCO"
@@ -190,20 +187,20 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=multi-arch-build"
               - "status-success=uncommitted-code-check"
-              - "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-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "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"
@@ -218,12 +215,15 @@ 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"
               - "status-success=DCO"
@@ -241,18 +241,15 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=commitlint"
               - "status-success=mod-check"
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
-              - "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/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.30"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.30"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
               - "status-success=DCO"
@@ -278,20 +275,20 @@ pull_request_rules:
               - "status-success=lint-extras"
               - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
               - "status-success=uncommitted-code-check"
-              - "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-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/k8s-e2e-external-storage/1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.29"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.27"
-              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.28"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e-helm/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.29"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.30"
+              - "status-success=ci/centos/mini-e2e/k8s-1.31"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-cephfs"
               - "status-success=ci/centos/upgrade-tests-rbd"
               - "status-success=DCO"
           - and:
-              - base=release-v3.10
+              - base=release-v3.11
               - label!=DNM
               - label=ready-to-merge
               - "approved-reviews-by=@ceph/ceph-csi-maintainers"
@@ -306,12 +303,15 @@ 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"
               - "status-success=DCO"
@@ -320,15 +320,6 @@ pull_request_rules:
         name: default
       delete_head_branch: {}
 
-  - name: backport patches to release-v3.10 branch
-    conditions:
-      - base=devel
-      - label=backport-to-release-v3.10
-    actions:
-      backport:
-        branches:
-          - release-v3.10
-
   - name: backport patches to release-v3.11 branch
     conditions:
       - base=devel
@@ -338,6 +329,15 @@ pull_request_rules:
         branches:
           - release-v3.11
 
+  - name: backport patches to release-v3.12 branch
+    conditions:
+      - base=devel
+      - label=backport-to-release-v3.12
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        branches:
+          - release-v3.12
+
   - name: remove outdated approvals on ci/centos
     conditions:
       - base=ci/centos