diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 3e43b232..9eaa93df 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ steps:
   - name: "Upgrade Test"
     command:
     - apk add g++ make bash gcompat curl mysql mysql-client libc6-compat
-    - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
-    - rm go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - rm go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - ln -s /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2
     - make upgrade-test
     concurrency: 1
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ steps:
   - name: "Backup Restore Test"
     command:
     - apk add g++ make bash gcompat curl mysql mysql-client libc6-compat
-    - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
-    - rm go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - rm go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - ln -s /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2
     - make backup-restore-test
     concurrency: 1
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ steps:
   - name: "VTOrc and VTAdmin Test"
     command:
     - apk add g++ make bash gcompat curl mysql mysql-client libc6-compat chromium
-    - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
-    - rm go1.22.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    - rm go1.22.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - ln -s /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2
     - make vtorc-vtadmin-test
     concurrency: 1
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
index 5727fab5..1282f691 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v19.0.0-rc1
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v19.0.0-rc1
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v19.0.0-rc1
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:v19.0.0-rc1
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v19.0.0-rc1
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v19.0.0
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v19.0.0
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v19.0.0
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v19.0.0
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v19.0.0
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml
index 1d010ad3..ea437f21 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml
@@ -6572,7 +6572,7 @@ spec:
                   fieldPath: metadata.name
             - name: OPERATOR_NAME
               value: vitess-operator
-          image: planetscale/vitess-operator:v2.12.0-rc1
+          image: planetscale/vitess-operator:v2.12.0
           name: vitess-operator
           resources:
             limits:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh b/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
index d7a840ae..1d6b8197 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ killall kubectl
 setupKubectlAccessForCI
 
 get_started "operator.yaml" "101_initial_cluster.yaml"
-verifyVtGateVersion "19.0.0-rc1"
+verifyVtGateVersion "19.0.0"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 # Initially too durability policy should be specified
 verifyDurabilityPolicy "commerce" "semi_sync"