diff --git a/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh b/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
index 2ffe437a..f30cfbde 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ killall kubectl
 setupKubectlAccessForCI
 
 get_started "operator-latest.yaml" "101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml"
-verifyVtGateVersion "18.0.0"
+verifyVtGateVersion "19.0.0"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 takeBackup "commerce/-"
 verifyListBackupsOutput
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
index 567bf973..de037be5 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v17.0.2
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v17.0.2
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v17.0.2
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:v17.0.2
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v17.0.2
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v18.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v18.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v18.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v18.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v18.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
-      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v17.0.2
+      mysql80Compatible: vitess/lite:v18.0.0-rc1
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml
index d47fb8c6..9bb19200 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml
@@ -6357,7 +6357,7 @@ spec:
                   fieldPath: metadata.name
             - name: OPERATOR_NAME
               value: vitess-operator
-          image: planetscale/vitess-operator:v2.10.2
+          image: planetscale/vitess-operator:v2.11.0-rc1
           name: vitess-operator
           resources:
             limits:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh b/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
index 0a6e7a90..b8054dde 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ killall kubectl
 setupKubectlAccessForCI
 
 get_started "operator.yaml" "101_initial_cluster.yaml"
-verifyVtGateVersion "17.0.2"
+verifyVtGateVersion "18.0.0-rc1"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 # Initially too durability policy should be specified
 verifyDurabilityPolicy "commerce" "semi_sync"
 upgradeToLatest
-verifyVtGateVersion "18.0.0"
+verifyVtGateVersion "19.0.0"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 # After upgrading, we verify that the durability policy is still semi_sync
 verifyDurabilityPolicy "commerce" "semi_sync"
diff --git a/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh b/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
index 944bdfcd..df82ef85 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ killall kubectl
 setupKubectlAccessForCI
 
 get_started_vtorc_vtadmin
-verifyVtGateVersion "18.0.0"
+verifyVtGateVersion "19.0.0"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 
 # Check Vtadmin is setup