diff --git a/artifacts/deploy/karmada-apiserver.yaml b/artifacts/deploy/karmada-apiserver.yaml
index 9c884906d71d..296f7b8f0a9a 100644
--- a/artifacts/deploy/karmada-apiserver.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/deploy/karmada-apiserver.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
             - --tls-private-key-file=/etc/karmada/pki/apiserver.key
             - --tls-min-version=VersionTLS13
           name: karmada-apiserver
-          image: registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver:v1.26.12
+          image: registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver:{{karmada_apiserver_version}}
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           livenessProbe:
             failureThreshold: 8
diff --git a/artifacts/deploy/kube-controller-manager.yaml b/artifacts/deploy/kube-controller-manager.yaml
index de548a441b6e..205759193f3c 100644
--- a/artifacts/deploy/kube-controller-manager.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/deploy/kube-controller-manager.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ spec:
             - --service-cluster-ip-range=10.96.0.0/12
             - --use-service-account-credentials=true
             - --v=4
-          image: registry.k8s.io/kube-controller-manager:v1.26.12
+          image: registry.k8s.io/kube-controller-manager:{{karmada_apiserver_version}}
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           livenessProbe:
             failureThreshold: 8
diff --git a/hack/deploy-karmada.sh b/hack/deploy-karmada.sh
index 6f0e61645a9d..d0e9d2bc9479 100755
--- a/hack/deploy-karmada.sh
+++ b/hack/deploy-karmada.sh
@@ -200,8 +200,10 @@ fi
 # deploy karmada apiserver
 TEMP_PATH_APISERVER=$(mktemp -d)
 trap '{ rm -rf ${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}; }' EXIT
+KARMADA_APISERVER_VERSION=${KARMADA_APISERVER_VERSION:-"v1.26.12"}
 cp "${REPO_ROOT}"/artifacts/deploy/karmada-apiserver.yaml "${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}"/karmada-apiserver.yaml
 sed -i'' -e "s/{{service_type}}/${KARMADA_APISERVER_SERVICE_TYPE}/g" "${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}"/karmada-apiserver.yaml
+sed -i'' -e "s/{{karmada_apiserver_version}}/${KARMADA_APISERVER_VERSION}/g" "${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}"/karmada-apiserver.yaml
 echo -e "\nApply dynamic rendered apiserver service in ${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}/karmada-apiserver.yaml."
 kubectl --context="${HOST_CLUSTER_NAME}" apply -f "${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}"/karmada-apiserver.yaml
 
@@ -238,7 +240,9 @@ fi
 util::append_client_kubeconfig "${HOST_CLUSTER_KUBECONFIG}" "${CERT_DIR}/karmada.crt" "${CERT_DIR}/karmada.key" "${KARMADA_APISERVER_IP}" "${KARMADA_APISERVER_SECURE_PORT}" karmada-apiserver
 
 # deploy kube controller manager
-kubectl --context="${HOST_CLUSTER_NAME}" apply -f "${REPO_ROOT}/artifacts/deploy/kube-controller-manager.yaml"
+cp "${REPO_ROOT}"/artifacts/deploy/kube-controller-manager.yaml "${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}"/kube-controller-manager.yaml
+sed -i'' -e "s/{{karmada_apiserver_version}}/${KARMADA_APISERVER_VERSION}/g" "${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}"/kube-controller-manager.yaml
+kubectl --context="${HOST_CLUSTER_NAME}" apply -f "${TEMP_PATH_APISERVER}"/kube-controller-manager.yaml
 # deploy aggregated-apiserver on host cluster
 kubectl --context="${HOST_CLUSTER_NAME}" apply -f "${REPO_ROOT}/artifacts/deploy/karmada-aggregated-apiserver.yaml"
 util::wait_pod_ready "${HOST_CLUSTER_NAME}" "${KARMADA_AGGREGATION_APISERVER_LABEL}" "${KARMADA_SYSTEM_NAMESPACE}"