diff --git a/tests/functional/kata-deploy/kata-deploy.bats b/tests/functional/kata-deploy/kata-deploy.bats
index d4f957d05..bb58058c0 100644
--- a/tests/functional/kata-deploy/kata-deploy.bats
+++ b/tests/functional/kata-deploy/kata-deploy.bats
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ setup() {
 	)
 
 	# Set the latest image, the one generated as part of the PR, to be used as part of the tests
-	sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+	sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:3.2.0|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
 
 	# Enable debug for Kata Containers
 	yq write -i "${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml" 'spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[1].value' --tag '!!str' "true"
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ teardown() {
 	# Let the `kata-deploy` create the default `kata` runtime class
 	yq write -i "${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml" 'spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[5].value' --tag '!!str' "true"
 	
-	sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
+	sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:3.2.0|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
 	cat "${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
 	grep "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}" "${repo_root_dir}/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml" || die "Failed to setup the tests image"
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
index c72e35be7..0e3706536 100755
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function deploy_kata() {
     # Ensure we're in the default namespace
     kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=default
 
-    sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+    sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:3.2.0|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
 
     # Enable debug for Kata Containers
     yq write -i "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml" 'spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[1].value' --tag '!!str' "true"
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function cleanup() {
     # Let the `kata-deploy` script take care of the runtime class creation / removal
     yq write -i "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml" 'spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[4].value' --tag '!!str' "true"
 
-    sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
+    sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:3.2.0|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
     cat "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
     grep "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml" || die "Failed to setup the tests image"
     # shellcheck disable=2086
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
index 7cb875689..df1a2ffff 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
         katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: cleanup
       containers:
         - name: kube-kata-cleanup
-          image: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest
+          image: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:3.2.0
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           command: ["bash", "-c", "/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh reset"]
           env:
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
index 3b4e8888a..383eec9f2 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       hostPID: true
       containers:
         - name: kube-kata
-          image: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest
+          image: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:3.2.0
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           lifecycle:
             preStop: