diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51a5782..8d4b51d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ kind: KeepalivedGroup
 metadata:
   name: keepalivedgroup-router
 spec:
-  image: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover
+  image: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover-rhel9
   interface: ens3
   nodeSelector:
     node-role.kubernetes.io/loadbalancer: ""
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Services must be annotated to opt-in to being observed by the keepalived operato
 
 `keepalived-operator.redhat-cop.io/keepalivedgroup: <keepalivedgroup namespace>/<keepalivedgroup-name>`
 
-The image used for the keepalived containers can be specified with `.Spec.Image` it will default to `registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover` if undefined.
+The image used for the keepalived containers can be specified with `.Spec.Image` it will default to `registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover-rhel9` if undefined.
 
 ## Requirements
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/keepalivedgroup_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/keepalivedgroup_types.go
index 96f5b5b..7fe6efc 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/keepalivedgroup_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/keepalivedgroup_types.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type KeepalivedGroupSpec struct {
 
 	// //+kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
-	// +kubebuilder:default:=registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover
+	// +kubebuilder:default:=registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover-rhel9
 	Image string `json:"image"`
 
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/redhatcop.redhat.io_keepalivedgroups.yaml b/config/crd/bases/redhatcop.redhat.io_keepalivedgroups.yaml
index ede7c61..b12d9f0 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/redhatcop.redhat.io_keepalivedgroups.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/redhatcop.redhat.io_keepalivedgroups.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
               daemonsetPodPriorityClassName:
                 type: string
               image:
-                default: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover
+                default: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover-rhel9
                 description: //+kubebuilder:validation:Optional
                 type: string
               interface:
diff --git a/config/manifests/bases/keepalived-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/config/manifests/bases/keepalived-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 8f11828..b7fedd0 100644
--- a/config/manifests/bases/keepalived-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/bases/keepalived-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ spec:
     has been introduced. This CRD is supposed to be configured by an administrator
     and allows you to specify a node selector to pick on which nodes the keepalived
     pods should be deployed. Here is an example:\n\n```yaml\napiVersion: redhatcop.redhat.io/v1alpha1\nkind:
-    KeepalivedGroup\nmetadata:\n  name: keepalivedgroup-router\nspec:\n  image: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover\n
+    KeepalivedGroup\nmetadata:\n  name: keepalivedgroup-router\nspec:\n  image: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover-rhel9\n
     \ interface: ens3\n  nodeSelector:\n    node-role.kubernetes.io/loadbalancer:
     \"\"\n  blacklistRouterIDs:\n  - 1\n  - 2  \n```\n\nThis KeepalivedGroup will
     be deployed on all the nodes with role `loadbalancer`. One must also specify the
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ spec:
     to being observed by the keepalived operator and to specify which KeepalivedGroup
     they refer to. The annotation looks like this:\n\n`keepalived-operator.redhat-cop.io/keepalivedgroup:
     <keepalivedgroup namespace>/<keepalivedgroup-name>`\n\nThe image used for the
-    keepalived containers can be specified with `.Spec.Image` it will default to `registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover`
+    keepalived containers can be specified with `.Spec.Image` it will default to `registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover-rhel9`
     if undefined. \n\n## Requirements\n\n### Security Context Constraints\n\nEach
     KeepalivedGroup deploys a [daemonset](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/daemonset/)
     that requires the [privileged scc](https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.5/authentication/managing-security-context-constraints.html),
diff --git a/config/samples/redhatcop_v1alpha1_keepalivedgroup.yaml b/config/samples/redhatcop_v1alpha1_keepalivedgroup.yaml
index 0b4746b..b555830 100644
--- a/config/samples/redhatcop_v1alpha1_keepalivedgroup.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/redhatcop_v1alpha1_keepalivedgroup.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: KeepalivedGroup
 metadata:
   name: keepalivedgroup-workers
 spec:
-  image: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover
+  image: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover-rhel9
   interface: ens3
   nodeSelector:
     node-role.kubernetes.io/loadbalancer: ""
diff --git a/controllers/keepalivedgroup_controller.go b/controllers/keepalivedgroup_controller.go
index 21f8e1c..89aa45a 100644
--- a/controllers/keepalivedgroup_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/keepalivedgroup_controller.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func (r *KeepalivedGroupReconciler) getReferencingServices(instance *redhatcopv1
 // func (r *KeepalivedGroupReconciler) IsInitialized(instance *redhatcopv1alpha1.KeepalivedGroup) bool {
 // 	initialized := true
 // 	if instance.Spec.Image == "" {
-// 		instance.Spec.Image = "registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover"
+// 		instance.Spec.Image = "registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-keepalived-ipfailover-rhel9"
 // 		initialized = false
 // 	}
 // 	return initialized