diff --git a/build.env b/build.env
index a7bdd6164..3f696ea72 100644
--- a/build.env
+++ b/build.env
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # get proporly expanded.
 #
 # cephcsi image version
-CSI_IMAGE_VERSION=v3.3.1
+CSI_IMAGE_VERSION=v3.3-canary
 
 # Ceph version to use
 BASE_IMAGE=docker.io/ceph/ceph:v15
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/Chart.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/Chart.yaml
index 1270d43ac..a68eb5a30 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
-appVersion: v3.3.1
+appVersion: v3.3-canary
 description: "Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver,
 provisioner, snapshotter and attacher for Ceph cephfs"
 name: ceph-csi-cephfs
-version: 3.3.1-canary
+version: 3.3-canary
 keywords:
   - ceph
   - cephfs
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
index f2bb1aafb..3e774dc51 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ nodeplugin:
   plugin:
     image:
       repository: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi
-      tag: v3.3.1
+      tag: v3.3-canary
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     resources: {}
 
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/Chart.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/Chart.yaml
index c38aa96a1..59c93a3d1 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
-appVersion: v3.3.1
+appVersion: v3.3-canary
 description: "Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver,
 provisioner, snapshotter, and attacher for Ceph RBD"
 name: ceph-csi-rbd
-version: 3.3.1-canary
+version: 3.3-canary
 keywords:
   - ceph
   - rbd
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
index 88e1c11b5..1cb0b2c1e 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ nodeplugin:
   plugin:
     image:
       repository: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi
-      tag: v3.3.1
+      tag: v3.3-canary
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     resources: {}
 
diff --git a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
index 9eda2d39f..26220a84a 100644
--- a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ spec:
             capabilities:
               add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
           # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=cephfs"
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ spec:
             - name: keys-tmp-dir
               mountPath: /tmp/csi/keys
         - name: liveness-prometheus
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
diff --git a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
index 627ff5eb4..041f5a17f 100644
--- a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ spec:
               add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=cephfs"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ spec:
         - name: liveness-prometheus
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
index 65c75b815..42ba6edbd 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ spec:
             capabilities:
               add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
           # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=rbd"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ spec:
             capabilities:
               add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
           # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--type=controller"
             - "--v=5"
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ spec:
             - name: keys-tmp-dir
               mountPath: /tmp/csi/keys
         - name: liveness-prometheus
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
index ee41c8f6d..169254ef1 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ spec:
               add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=rbd"
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ spec:
         - name: liveness-prometheus
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
diff --git a/scripts/minikube.sh b/scripts/minikube.sh
index 1a6ff6930..8524df021 100755
--- a/scripts/minikube.sh
+++ b/scripts/minikube.sh
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ teardown-rook)
     ;;
 cephcsi)
     echo "copying the cephcsi image"
-    copy_image_to_cluster "${CEPHCSI_IMAGE_REPO}"/cephcsi:v3.3.1 "${CEPHCSI_IMAGE_REPO}"/cephcsi:v3.3.1
+    copy_image_to_cluster "${CEPHCSI_IMAGE_REPO}"/cephcsi:v3.3-canary "${CEPHCSI_IMAGE_REPO}"/cephcsi:v3.3-canary
     ;;
 k8s-sidecar)
     echo "copying the kubernetes sidecar images"