diff --git a/Documentation/Getting-Started/quickstart.md b/Documentation/Getting-Started/quickstart.md
index f7b732cc43e0..18a104936ea8 100644
--- a/Documentation/Getting-Started/quickstart.md
+++ b/Documentation/Getting-Started/quickstart.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ To configure the Ceph storage cluster, at least one of these local storage optio
 A simple Rook cluster is created for Kubernetes with the following `kubectl` commands and [example manifests](https://github.com/rook/rook/blob/master/deploy/examples).
 
 ```console
-$ git clone --single-branch --branch master https://github.com/rook/rook.git
+$ git clone --single-branch --branch v1.16.0-beta.0 https://github.com/rook/rook.git
 cd rook/deploy/examples
 kubectl create -f crds.yaml -f common.yaml -f operator.yaml
 kubectl create -f cluster.yaml
diff --git a/Documentation/Storage-Configuration/Monitoring/ceph-monitoring.md b/Documentation/Storage-Configuration/Monitoring/ceph-monitoring.md
index 40098c724f5b..bcb67c3755c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/Storage-Configuration/Monitoring/ceph-monitoring.md
+++ b/Documentation/Storage-Configuration/Monitoring/ceph-monitoring.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ There are two sources for metrics collection:
 From the root of your locally cloned Rook repo, go the monitoring directory:
 
 ```console
-$ git clone --single-branch --branch master https://github.com/rook/rook.git
+$ git clone --single-branch --branch v1.16.0-beta.0 https://github.com/rook/rook.git
 cd rook/deploy/examples/monitoring
 ```
 
diff --git a/Documentation/Upgrade/rook-upgrade.md b/Documentation/Upgrade/rook-upgrade.md
index 9d6bc6e6bdad..708f8fef7c68 100644
--- a/Documentation/Upgrade/rook-upgrade.md
+++ b/Documentation/Upgrade/rook-upgrade.md
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ by the Operator. Also update the Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs).
 Get the latest common resources manifests that contain the latest changes.
 
 ```console
-git clone --single-branch --depth=1 --branch master https://github.com/rook/rook.git
+git clone --single-branch --depth=1 --branch v1.16.0-beta.0 https://github.com/rook/rook.git
 cd rook/deploy/examples
 ```
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ The largest portion of the upgrade is triggered when the operator's image is upd
 When the operator is updated, it will proceed to update all of the Ceph daemons.
 
 ```console
-kubectl -n $ROOK_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE set image deploy/rook-ceph-operator rook-ceph-operator=rook/ceph:master
+kubectl -n $ROOK_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE set image deploy/rook-ceph-operator rook-ceph-operator=rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
 ```
 
 ### **3. Update Ceph CSI**
diff --git a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/values.yaml
index c6bdda1f7238..e14c761da08c 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/values.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ image:
   repository: docker.io/rook/ceph
   # -- Image tag
   # @default -- `master`
-  tag: master
+  tag: v1.16.0-beta.0
   # -- Image pull policy
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
diff --git a/deploy/examples/direct-mount.yaml b/deploy/examples/direct-mount.yaml
index ff9ebbea261f..3ac64a711d76 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/direct-mount.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/direct-mount.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: rook-ceph-default
       containers:
         - name: rook-direct-mount
-          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:master
+          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
           command: ["/bin/bash"]
           args: ["-m", "-c", "/usr/local/bin/toolbox.sh"]
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
diff --git a/deploy/examples/images.txt b/deploy/examples/images.txt
index d8c62fdfef73..15e6f7c0a749 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/images.txt
+++ b/deploy/examples/images.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- docker.io/rook/ceph:master
+ docker.io/rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
  gcr.io/k8s-staging-sig-storage/objectstorage-sidecar:v20240513-v0.1.0-35-gefb3255
  quay.io/ceph/ceph:v18.2.4
  quay.io/ceph/cosi:v0.1.2
diff --git a/deploy/examples/operator-openshift.yaml b/deploy/examples/operator-openshift.yaml
index 23d69fb09564..100743e9d22d 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/operator-openshift.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/operator-openshift.yaml
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: rook-ceph-system
       containers:
         - name: rook-ceph-operator
-          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:master
+          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
           args: ["ceph", "operator"]
           securityContext:
             runAsNonRoot: true
diff --git a/deploy/examples/operator.yaml b/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
index 75d92b585afc..93dce9d9c8de 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: rook-ceph-system
       containers:
         - name: rook-ceph-operator
-          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:master
+          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
           args: ["ceph", "operator"]
           securityContext:
             runAsNonRoot: true
diff --git a/deploy/examples/osd-purge.yaml b/deploy/examples/osd-purge.yaml
index 5d4b594093f6..98da2ec1c7cb 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/osd-purge.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/osd-purge.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: rook-ceph-purge-osd
       containers:
         - name: osd-removal
-          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:master
+          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
           # TODO: Insert the OSD ID in the last parameter that is to be removed
           # The OSD IDs are a comma-separated list. For example: "0" or "0,2".
           # If you want to preserve the OSD PVCs, set `--preserve-pvc true`.
diff --git a/deploy/examples/toolbox-job.yaml b/deploy/examples/toolbox-job.yaml
index a6864f59641f..c1f28b882200 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/toolbox-job.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/toolbox-job.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       initContainers:
         - name: config-init
-          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:master
+          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
           command: ["/usr/local/bin/toolbox.sh"]
           args: ["--skip-watch"]
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /var/lib/rook-ceph-mon
       containers:
         - name: script
-          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:master
+          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /etc/ceph
               name: ceph-config
diff --git a/deploy/examples/toolbox-operator-image.yaml b/deploy/examples/toolbox-operator-image.yaml
index 9b7ddf13fec5..5b0736f4277c 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/toolbox-operator-image.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/toolbox-operator-image.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: rook-ceph-default
       containers:
         - name: rook-ceph-tools-operator-image
-          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:master
+          image: docker.io/rook/ceph:v1.16.0-beta.0
           command:
             - /bin/bash
             - -c