diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8069fca6c..2f6998b49 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.0-alpha0
+2.2.0-alpha1
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 a0a442968..930385f73 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
           katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: cleanup
       containers:
       - name: kube-kata-cleanup
-        image: katadocker/kata-deploy:2.2.0-alpha0
+        image: katadocker/kata-deploy:2.2.0-alpha1
         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 a7a662277..f45185261 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: kata-label-node
       containers:
       - name: kube-kata
-        image: katadocker/kata-deploy:2.2.0-alpha0
+        image: katadocker/kata-deploy:2.2.0-alpha1
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         lifecycle:
           preStop: