diff --git a/build.env b/build.env
index 76221816e..bf84c5447 100644
--- a/build.env
+++ b/build.env
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ CSI_IMAGE_VERSION=canary
 CSI_UPGRADE_VERSION=v3.11.0
 
 # Ceph version to use
-BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/ceph/ceph:v18
-CEPH_VERSION=reef
+BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/ceph/ceph:v19
+CEPH_VERSION=squid
 
 # standard Golang options
 GOLANG_VERSION=1.22.2