diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
index 54b9281695..77a374d90b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        fromVersion: ["v2.11.0"]
+        fromVersion: ["v2.12.0"]
         cloudProvider: ["gcp", "azure", "aws"]
     name: Run upgrade tests
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
index e7766d98a5..3b837968cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        fromVersion: ["v2.11.0"]
+        fromVersion: ["v2.12.0"]
         cloudProvider: ["gcp", "azure", "aws"]
     name: Run upgrade tests
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index e77a7ecc8d..5ec5d1ec30 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.12.0-pre
+v2.13.0-pre