diff --git a/build.env b/build.env
index c46fe27b3..579302d48 100644
--- a/build.env
+++ b/build.env
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ CSI_IMAGE_VERSION=canary
 CSI_UPGRADE_VERSION=v3.13.1
 
 # ceph-csi-operator version used for e2e test
-CEPH_CSI_OPERATOR_VERSION=v0.2.0
+# TODO: use release tag 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 latest tag instead of the release.
+CEPH_CSI_OPERATOR_VERSION=latest
 
 # Ceph version to use
 BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/ceph/ceph:v19