diff --git a/build.env b/build.env
index a94ba819d6f..d3111874f21 100644
--- a/build.env
+++ b/build.env
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # get proporly expanded.
 #
 # cephcsi image version
-CSI_IMAGE_VERSION=canary
+CSI_IMAGE_VERSION=v3.9.0
 
 # Ceph version to use
 BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/ceph/ceph:v17
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
index b803bb50acb..05f48e4c37e 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-cephfs/values.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ nodeplugin:
   plugin:
     image:
       repository: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi
-      tag: canary
+      tag: v3.9.0
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     resources: {}
 
diff --git a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
index d221dc82360..2b2a03541ed 100644
--- a/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ceph-csi-rbd/values.yaml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ nodeplugin:
   plugin:
     image:
       repository: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi
-      tag: canary
+      tag: v3.9.0
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     resources: {}
 
diff --git a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
index 84dac64db91..66a31b76710 100644
--- a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ spec:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
         - name: csi-cephfsplugin
-          # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=cephfs"
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ spec:
             - name: ceph-csi-encryption-kms-config
               mountPath: /etc/ceph-csi-encryption-kms-config/
         - name: liveness-prometheus
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
diff --git a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
index d4d20837346..cab91159aa6 100644
--- a/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cephfs/kubernetes/csi-cephfsplugin.yaml
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ spec:
             capabilities:
               add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
-          # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=cephfs"
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ spec:
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
diff --git a/deploy/nfs/kubernetes/csi-nfsplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/nfs/kubernetes/csi-nfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
index d491f22eb49..cbb6a561dbd 100644
--- a/deploy/nfs/kubernetes/csi-nfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/nfs/kubernetes/csi-nfsplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ spec:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
         - name: csi-nfsplugin
-          # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=nfs"
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ spec:
             - name: keys-tmp-dir
               mountPath: /tmp/csi/keys
         - name: liveness-prometheus
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
diff --git a/deploy/nfs/kubernetes/csi-nfsplugin.yaml b/deploy/nfs/kubernetes/csi-nfsplugin.yaml
index ee281d660f8..1374ee036bf 100644
--- a/deploy/nfs/kubernetes/csi-nfsplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/nfs/kubernetes/csi-nfsplugin.yaml
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ spec:
             capabilities:
               add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
-          # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=nfs"
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
index bb1ac410178..876e9bddeb3 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin-provisioner.yaml
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ spec:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
         - name: csi-rbdplugin
-          # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--type=rbd"
@@ -173,8 +172,7 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /run/secrets/tokens
               readOnly: true
         - name: csi-rbdplugin-controller
-          # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--type=controller"
             - "--v=5"
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ spec:
             - name: ceph-config
               mountPath: /etc/ceph/
         - name: liveness-prometheus
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
index bf2e53e38d6..01070790e21 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-rbdplugin.yaml
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ spec:
             capabilities:
               add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
-          # for stable functionality replace canary with latest release version
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--nodeid=$(NODE_ID)"
             - "--pluginpath=/var/lib/kubelet/plugins"
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ spec:
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
-          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:canary
+          image: quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:v3.9.0
           args:
             - "--type=liveness"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"