diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/00-redpanda-cluster.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/00-redpanda-cluster.yaml
index c2a83887e8cde..589bee742eb92 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/00-redpanda-cluster.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/00-redpanda-cluster.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-upgrade
 spec:
   image: "vectorized/redpanda"
-  version: "v21.11.10"
+  version: "v21.11.11"
   replicas: 3
   resources:
     requests:
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/01-first-upgrade.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/01-first-upgrade.yaml
index 589bee742eb92..6bdbd67ba5c4d 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/01-first-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/centralized-configuration-upgrade/01-first-upgrade.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: centralized-configuration-upgrade
 spec:
   image: "vectorized/redpanda"
-  version: "v21.11.11"
+  version: "v21.11.12"
   replicas: 3
   resources:
     requests:
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-and-node-port/01-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-and-node-port/01-assert.yaml
index d510d543886d4..61b6c5e7a6223 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-and-node-port/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-and-node-port/01-assert.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: redpanda
-    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.2"
+    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.12"
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /etc/redpanda
       name: config-dir
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: redpanda
-    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.2"
+    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.12"
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /etc/redpanda
       name: config-dir
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-and-node-port/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-and-node-port/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
index 6ee88ca40ddbe..31d110804aa8b 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-and-node-port/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-and-node-port/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: update-image-cluster-and-node-port
 spec:
-  version: "v21.11.2"
+  version: "v21.11.12"
   cloudStorage:
     enabled: true
     accessKey: XXX
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls-client-auth/01-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls-client-auth/01-assert.yaml
index 87fd1c92a5385..1ec4478d84507 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls-client-auth/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls-client-auth/01-assert.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: redpanda
-    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.2"
+    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.12"
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /etc/redpanda
       name: config-dir
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: redpanda
-    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.2"
+    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.12"
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /etc/redpanda
       name: config-dir
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls-client-auth/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls-client-auth/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
index 2f08b482bfbfe..4b4b31efaaeac 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls-client-auth/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls-client-auth/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: up-img
 spec:
-  version: "v21.11.2"
+  version: "v21.11.12"
   cloudStorage:
     enabled: true
     accessKey: XXX
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls/01-assert.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls/01-assert.yaml
index 0620d5859272e..e27c78a62c996 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls/01-assert.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: redpanda
-    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.2"
+    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.12"
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /etc/redpanda
       name: config-dir
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: redpanda
-    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.2"
+    image: "vectorized/redpanda:v21.11.12"
     volumeMounts:
     - mountPath: /etc/redpanda
       name: config-dir
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
index 2f08b482bfbfe..4b4b31efaaeac 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
+++ b/src/go/k8s/tests/e2e/update-image-tls/01-new-image-and-pv.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 metadata:
   name: up-img
 spec:
-  version: "v21.11.2"
+  version: "v21.11.12"
   cloudStorage:
     enabled: true
     accessKey: XXX