diff --git a/common/kommander-operator/defaults/cm.yaml b/common/kommander-operator/defaults/cm.yaml
index 54270103b..1abac10bb 100644
--- a/common/kommander-operator/defaults/cm.yaml
+++ b/common/kommander-operator/defaults/cm.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ data:
   values.yaml: |
     kommanderoperator:
       image:
-        tag: "${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-dev}"
+        tag: "${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-rc.3}"
     kubetools:
       image:
-        tag: "${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-dev}"
+        tag: "${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-rc.3}"
diff --git a/services/gatekeeper/3.12.0/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml b/services/gatekeeper/3.12.0/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
index 44e031ae4..13496ed05 100644
--- a/services/gatekeeper/3.12.0/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/services/gatekeeper/3.12.0/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
       containers:
         - name: kubetools
-          image: "mesosphere/kommander2-kubetools:${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-dev}"
+          image: "mesosphere/kommander2-kubetools:${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-rc.3}"
           command:
             - sh
             - "-c"
diff --git a/services/kommander-appmanagement/0.6.1/kommander-appmanagement.yaml b/services/kommander-appmanagement/0.6.1/kommander-appmanagement.yaml
index bcd608a2c..186fb6a42 100644
--- a/services/kommander-appmanagement/0.6.1/kommander-appmanagement.yaml
+++ b/services/kommander-appmanagement/0.6.1/kommander-appmanagement.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: mesosphere.github.io-kommander-charts
         namespace: kommander-flux
-      version: "${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-dev}"
+      version: "${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-rc.3}"
   interval: 15s
   install:
     crds: CreateReplace
diff --git a/services/kommander/0.6.1/defaults/cm.yaml b/services/kommander/0.6.1/defaults/cm.yaml
index bbb354992..014e060ba 100644
--- a/services/kommander/0.6.1/defaults/cm.yaml
+++ b/services/kommander/0.6.1/defaults/cm.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ data:
       enabled: false
     capimate:
       image:
-        tag: v0.0.0-dev.0
+        tag: v2.6.1-rc.3
     managementApps:
     - "centralized-grafana"
     - "centralized-kubecost"
diff --git a/services/kommander/0.6.1/kommander.yaml b/services/kommander/0.6.1/kommander.yaml
index 72add84df..437d7b23e 100644
--- a/services/kommander/0.6.1/kommander.yaml
+++ b/services/kommander/0.6.1/kommander.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: mesosphere.github.io-kommander-charts
         namespace: kommander-flux
-      version: "${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-dev}"
+      version: "${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-rc.3}"
   interval: 15s
   # Kommander is quite a big chart and it may need some more time than
   # other charts to get ready so setting this to 10 minutes increases
diff --git a/services/kubecost/0.35.1/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml b/services/kubecost/0.35.1/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
index b9056cd53..710977770 100644
--- a/services/kubecost/0.35.1/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/services/kubecost/0.35.1/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: dkp-high-priority
       containers:
         - name: kubetools
-          image: "mesosphere/kommander2-kubetools:${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-dev}"
+          image: "mesosphere/kommander2-kubetools:${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-rc.3}"
           command:
             - sh
             - "-c"
diff --git a/services/logging-operator/4.2.3/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml b/services/logging-operator/4.2.3/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
index 692097912..177e39720 100644
--- a/services/logging-operator/4.2.3/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/services/logging-operator/4.2.3/pre-upgrade/pre-upgrade.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: dkp-critical-priority
       containers:
         - name: kubetools
-          image: "mesosphere/kommander2-kubetools:${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-dev}"
+          image: "mesosphere/kommander2-kubetools:${kommanderChartVersion:=v2.6.1-rc.3}"
           command:
             - sh
             - "-c"