diff --git a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md
index 7e8ee9f2c7..418e5f831e 100755
--- a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md
+++ b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This example is to demonstrate how Kanister can be integrated with AWS RDS insta
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Kubernetes 1.10+
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Create RDS instance on AWS
diff --git a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml
index 7905c54492..e4d1ad63be 100644
--- a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: backupSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
         command:
           - bash
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: restoreSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
         command:
           - bash
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: restoreSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml
index 342a6278b3..fbf2a8bc2b 100644
--- a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/cassandra/README.md b/examples/cassandra/README.md
index c899f408f6..887c8720ec 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/README.md
+++ b/examples/cassandra/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ As the official documentation of [Cassandra](http://cassandra.apache.org/) says,
 * Kubernetes 1.9+
 * Kubernetes beta APIs enabled only if `podDisruptionBudget` is enabled
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure
-* Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster, let's say in namespace `<kanister-operator-namespace>`
+* Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster, let's say in namespace `<kanister-operator-namespace>`
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 To install kanister and related tools you can follow [this](https://docs.kanister.io/install.html#install) link.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $ helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
 $ helm repo update
 # remove app-namespace with the namespace you want to deploy the Cassandra app in
 $ kubectl create ns <app-namespace>
-$ helm install cassandra bitnami/cassandra --namespace <app-namespace> --set image.repository=kanisterio/cassandra --set image.tag=0.87.0 --set cluster.replicaCount=2 --set image.registry=ghcr.io --set image.pullPolicy=Always
+$ helm install cassandra bitnami/cassandra --namespace <app-namespace> --set image.repository=kanisterio/cassandra --set image.tag=0.88.0 --set cluster.replicaCount=2 --set image.registry=ghcr.io --set image.pullPolicy=Always
 
 
 ```
diff --git a/examples/cassandra/cassandra-blueprint.yaml b/examples/cassandra/cassandra-blueprint.yaml
index eaedf0f1d2..f218e41b1f 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/cassandra-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/cassandra/cassandra-blueprint.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ actions:
       name: restoreFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0
         backupArtifactPrefix: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.params.KeyValue.backupPrefixLocation }}"
         pods: "{{ range .StatefulSet.Pods }} {{.}}{{end}}"
         restorePath: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.params.KeyValue.restorePathPrefix }}"
diff --git a/examples/cockroachdb/cockroachdb-blueprint.yaml b/examples/cockroachdb/cockroachdb-blueprint.yaml
index 51e87156ef..d4b6918695 100644
--- a/examples/cockroachdb/cockroachdb-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/cockroachdb/cockroachdb-blueprint.yaml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: deleteFromS3Store
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0
           namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
           command:
             - bash
diff --git a/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml b/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
index 38cdf12f90..be95ee175b 100644
--- a/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml b/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
index e6f5cfc5de..cba449065c 100644
--- a/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md b/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md
index 16b9ee9793..fbd7a8a659 100644
--- a/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md
+++ b/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This example demonstrates Kanister's ability to protect an application called Ti
 
 - Helm 3 installed
 - Kubernetes 1.16+ with Beta APIs enabled
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in the cluster, let's assume in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in the cluster, let's assume in namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 - VolumeSnapshot CRDs, Snapshot Controller & a CSI Driver
 
diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/README.md b/examples/elasticsearch/README.md
index c924798c0f..de64c9d326 100644
--- a/examples/elasticsearch/README.md
+++ b/examples/elasticsearch/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ moving on to Elasticsearch 6.0.
 
 * Kubernetes 1.20+
 * PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-* Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 
 ## StatefulSets Details
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Add Kanister Helm repository and install Kanister operator
 ```bash
 $ helm repo add kanister https://charts.kanister.io
 $ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace \
-  kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.87.0
+  kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.88.0
 ```
 
 ### Create Profile
diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml b/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
index 3f4a5e935f..8154b53834 100644
--- a/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"      
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml b/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
index d5bcf5ec5f..46e8b177d4 100644
--- a/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/k8s/etcd-incluster-blueprint.yaml b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/k8s/etcd-incluster-blueprint.yaml
index 630385af56..ccd401456d 100644
--- a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/k8s/etcd-incluster-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/k8s/etcd-incluster-blueprint.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: takeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: uploadSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: removeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/blueprint-v2/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/blueprint-v2/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
index 4fe6e4074f..5b97df5eba 100644
--- a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/blueprint-v2/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/blueprint-v2/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: takeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: uploadSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: removeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ actions:
     - func: PrepareData
       name: copyFromObjectStore
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
         podOverride:
           nodeSelector:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
index d79e9ec714..0cc7493a9c 100644
--- a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: takeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: uploadSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: removeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.88.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/foundationdb/README.md b/examples/foundationdb/README.md
index 976033bbe5..da88a2d78d 100644
--- a/examples/foundationdb/README.md
+++ b/examples/foundationdb/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cluster.
 on you cluster.
 * Kubernetes 1.9+ with Beta APIs enabled.
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure.
-* Kanister version 0.87.0 with `profiles.cr.kanister.io` CRD installed.
+* Kanister version 0.88.0 with `profiles.cr.kanister.io` CRD installed.
 
 # Installation
 
diff --git a/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml b/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml
index 8970b20769..470b0886ae 100644
--- a/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/k8ssandra/README.md b/examples/k8ssandra/README.md
index 2254a57d30..aa91f480d5 100644
--- a/examples/k8ssandra/README.md
+++ b/examples/k8ssandra/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ K8ssandra operator uses Medusa to backup and restore Cassandra data. Kanister ca
 
 * Kubernetes 1.17+
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure
-* Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 * K8ssandra needs at least 4 cores and 8GB of RAM available to Docker and appropriate heap sizes for Cassandra and Stargate. If you don’t have those resources available, you can avoid deploying features such as monitoring, Reaper and Medusa, and also reduce the number of Cassandra nodes.
 
diff --git a/examples/kafka/adobe-s3-connector/README.md b/examples/kafka/adobe-s3-connector/README.md
index 2542542165..7b69e09097 100644
--- a/examples/kafka/adobe-s3-connector/README.md
+++ b/examples/kafka/adobe-s3-connector/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ During restore, topic messages are purged before the restore operation is perfor
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * Kubernetes 1.9+
-* Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in the cluster in a namespace <kanister-operator-namespace>. This example uses `kanister` namespace
+* Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in the cluster in a namespace <kanister-operator-namespace>. This example uses `kanister` namespace
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Assumption
diff --git a/examples/maria/blueprint-v2/maria-blueprint.yaml b/examples/maria/blueprint-v2/maria-blueprint.yaml
index 6bc9982c05..ebc604985c 100644
--- a/examples/maria/blueprint-v2/maria-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/maria/blueprint-v2/maria-blueprint.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml b/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml
index 6c357f5724..f38d8ef130 100644
--- a/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md
index 31eec38013..87616a1747 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md
+++ b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cluster's DeploymentConfig resources.
 
 - Setup OpenShift, you can follow steps mentioned below
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 **Note**
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index e5a975e6a3..39efd8e042 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index 8fa7d239a2..95cedf2062 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md b/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md
index bb8fc89b77..d4602034a6 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md
+++ b/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 * Kubernetes 1.9+
 * Kubernetes beta APIs enabled only if `podDisruptionBudget` is enabled
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure
-* Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Chart Details
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $ kubectl create namespace mongo-test
 $ helm install my-release bitnami/mongodb --namespace mongo-test \
 	--set architecture="replicaset" \
 	--set image.repository=ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb \
-	--set image.tag=0.87.0
+	--set image.tag=0.88.0
 ```
 
 The command deploys MongoDB on the Kubernetes cluster in the mongo-test namespace
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-restic/mongodb-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb-restic/mongodb-blueprint.yaml
index 270961bae8..c737f1fb49 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-restic/mongodb-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb-restic/mongodb-blueprint.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ actions:
       name: restorePrimary
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0
         backupArtifactPrefix: "{{ .Profile.Location.Bucket }}/mongodb-backups/{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}/rs_backup"
         backupInfo: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.backupInfo.KeyValue.backupIdentifier }}"
 
diff --git a/examples/mongodb/README.md b/examples/mongodb/README.md
index 38144595d3..44195a92d2 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb/README.md
+++ b/examples/mongodb/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 * Kubernetes 1.20+
 * Kubernetes beta APIs enabled only if `podDisruptionBudget` is enabled
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure
-* Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 
 ## Chart Details
diff --git a/examples/mongodb/blueprint-v2/mongo-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb/blueprint-v2/mongo-blueprint.yaml
index 32d39337da..41da92ef11 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb/blueprint-v2/mongo-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb/blueprint-v2/mongo-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml
index be4cbda8f1..7c06cb205b 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.88.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mssql/README.md b/examples/mssql/README.md
index b66b9f9255..27546e3cf6 100644
--- a/examples/mssql/README.md
+++ b/examples/mssql/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This document will cover how to install SQL Server and how to run backup/restore
 
 - Kubernetes 1.16+ with Beta APIs enabled
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 
 ## Installing Microsoft SQL Server
diff --git a/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml
index 7dd2871efe..c84f022362 100644
--- a/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ actions:
             name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app" }}'
             namespace: '{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}'
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.87.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.88.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
             name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app" }}'
             namespace: '{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}'
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.87.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.88.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: deleteFromBlobStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.87.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.88.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
diff --git a/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml
index 6ba263f1a7..bec0be7e1e 100644
--- a/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: dumpToObjectStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.87.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.88.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: restoreFromObjectStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.87.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.88.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: deleteFromBlobStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.87.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.88.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
diff --git a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md
index 1d8e13f181..41a0860cc6 100644
--- a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md
+++ b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cluster's DeploymentConfig resources.
 
 - Setup OpenShift, you can follow steps mentioned below
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 **Note**
diff --git a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index cf665c0cae..daaa008036 100644
--- a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index b6837e09a7..a51f9d23cf 100644
--- a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mysql/README.md b/examples/mysql/README.md
index 424528338f..970b50ae0b 100755
--- a/examples/mysql/README.md
+++ b/examples/mysql/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This chart bootstraps a single node MySQL deployment on a [Kubernetes](http://ku
 
 - Kubernetes 1.20+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
diff --git a/examples/mysql/blueprint-v2/mysql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql/blueprint-v2/mysql-blueprint.yaml
index 684621f682..36d22df3eb 100644
--- a/examples/mysql/blueprint-v2/mysql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql/blueprint-v2/mysql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml
index 4ad47a07e2..34921ea256 100644
--- a/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md
index 2a0d55ca56..bb94852c1b 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cluster's DeploymentConfig resources.
 
 - Setup OpenShift, you can follow steps mentioned below
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index 5036cb73cc..0878b2579f 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}-{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
           namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}-{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
           namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index 9f2e4059d7..7bdc8b9c6a 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}-{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
           namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}-{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
           namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md b/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md
index 91874eac6c..151ab18d51 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This blueprint is only required when you face above mentioned issue, else you wi
 
 - Kubernetes 1.10+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md b/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md
index 2a02ae61ab..950f08ccc4 100755
--- a/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Bitnami charts can be used with [Kubeapps](https://kubeapps.com/) for deployment
 
 - Kubernetes 1.10+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $ helm repo update
 $ helm install my-release bitnami/postgresql  \
 	--namespace postgres-test --create-namespace \
 	--set image.repository=ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql \
-	--set image.tag=0.87.0 \
+	--set image.tag=0.88.0 \
 	--set postgresqlPassword=postgres-12345 \
 	--set postgresqlExtendedConf.archiveCommand="'envdir /bitnami/postgresql/data/env wal-e wal-push %p'" \
 	--set postgresqlExtendedConf.archiveMode=true \
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ In case, if you don't have `Kanister` installed already, you can use following c
 Add Kanister Helm repository and install Kanister operator
 ```bash
 $ helm repo add kanister https://charts.kanister.io
-$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.87.0
+$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.88.0
 ```
 
 ## Integrating with Kanister
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml
index a463433d1d..77bd97584a 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ actions:
     - func: PrepareData
       name: performRestore
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.88.0"
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         volumes:
           "data-{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}-0": "/bitnami/postgresql"
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteArtifact
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.87.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.88.0"
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/README.md b/examples/postgresql/README.md
index fee2d454f0..6a57b065d5 100755
--- a/examples/postgresql/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Bitnami charts can be used with [Kubeapps](https://kubeapps.com/) for deployment
 
 - Kubernetes 1.20+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ In case, if you don't have `Kanister` installed already, you can use following c
 Add Kanister Helm repository and install Kanister operator
 ```bash
 $ helm repo add kanister https://charts.kanister.io
-$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.87.0
+$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.88.0
 ```
 
 ## Integrating with Kanister
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
index 7dcc0387bb..c6a66b7609 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml
index 82bcfceea7..f0e4b84367 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/v10.16.2/postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql/v10.16.2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
index cebeb50c68..0c398ca8fd 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql/v10.16.2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql/v10.16.2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/redis/README.md b/examples/redis/README.md
index 6e024c58e3..fdadf47850 100644
--- a/examples/redis/README.md
+++ b/examples/redis/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ We will be using [Redis](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/red
 
 - Kubernetes 1.20+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.87.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.88.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 - Docker CLI installed
 - A docker image containing the required tools to back up Redis. The Dockerfile for the image can be found [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kanisterio/kanister/master/docker/redis-tools/Dockerfile). To build and push the docker image to your docker registry, execute [these](#build-docker-image) steps.
diff --git a/examples/time-log/blueprint.yaml b/examples/time-log/blueprint.yaml
index 480cf01a91..454426d12d 100644
--- a/examples/time-log/blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/time-log/blueprint.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ actions:
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}"
         pod: "{{ index .Deployment.Pods 0 }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0
         backupArtifactPrefix: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.timeLog.KeyValue.path }}"
         backupIdentifier: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.backupIdentifier.KeyValue.id }}"
     - func: ScaleWorkload
diff --git a/examples/time-log/time-logger-deployment.yaml b/examples/time-log/time-logger-deployment.yaml
index a3dc591a87..ff75d09fc7 100644
--- a/examples/time-log/time-logger-deployment.yaml
+++ b/examples/time-log/time-logger-deployment.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: test-container
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args: ["while true; do for x in $(seq 1200); do date >> /var/log/time.log; sleep 1; done; truncate /var/log/time.log --size 0; done"]
         volumeMounts:
diff --git a/helm/kanister-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm/kanister-operator/Chart.yaml
index 4260dd9ae0..1ebaf0c4ed 100644
--- a/helm/kanister-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/kanister-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ maintainers:
   - email: tom@kasten.io
     name: tdmanv
 icon: https://kasten.io/assets/img/kanister-logo.png
-appVersion: 0.87.0
+appVersion: 0.88.0
 source: https://github.com/kanisterio/kanister
diff --git a/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml b/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
index b8c8e205ae..943ba9ef45 100644
--- a/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/kanisterio/controller
-  tag: 0.87.0
+  tag: 0.88.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 rbac:
   create: true
diff --git a/helm/profile/Chart.yaml b/helm/profile/Chart.yaml
index b9b0088faf..7efcfe84b6 100644
--- a/helm/profile/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/profile/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: A helm chart to create profile custom resource for kanister
 engine: gotpl
 name: profile
 home: https://kanister.io/
-version: 0.87.0
+version: 0.88.0
 maintainers:
   - email: tom@kasten.io
     name: tdmanv
diff --git a/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go b/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go
index e9243a571d..b17ab8189e 100644
--- a/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (tlc TimeLogCSI) getAppDeploymentObj() *appsv1.Deployment {
 					Containers: []v1.Container{
 						{
 							Name:    "test-container",
-							Image:   "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+							Image:   "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 							Command: []string{"sh", "-c"},
 							Args:    []string{"while true; do for x in $(seq 1200); do date >> /var/log/time.log; sleep 1; done; truncate /var/log/time.log --size 0; done"},
 							VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
diff --git a/pkg/function/data_test.go b/pkg/function/data_test.go
index 8bdeeaa873..9a4b0b54ef 100644
--- a/pkg/function/data_test.go
+++ b/pkg/function/data_test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func newRestoreDataBlueprint(pvc, identifierArg, identifierVal string) *crv1alph
 						Func: RestoreDataFuncName,
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
 							RestoreDataNamespaceArg:            "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}",
-							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 							RestoreDataBackupArtifactPrefixArg: "{{ .Profile.Location.Bucket }}/{{ .Profile.Location.Prefix }}",
 							RestoreDataRestorePathArg:          "/mnt/data",
 							RestoreDataEncryptionKeyArg:        "{{ .Secrets.backupKey.Data.password | toString }}",
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func newRestoreDataAllBlueprint() *crv1alpha1.Blueprint {
 						Func: RestoreDataAllFuncName,
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
 							RestoreDataAllNamespaceArg:            "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}",
-							RestoreDataAllImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+							RestoreDataAllImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 							RestoreDataAllBackupArtifactPrefixArg: "{{ .Profile.Location.Bucket }}/{{ .Profile.Location.Prefix }}",
 							RestoreDataAllBackupInfo:              fmt.Sprintf("{{ .Options.%s }}", BackupDataAllOutput),
 							RestoreDataAllRestorePathArg:          "/mnt/data",
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func newCopyDataTestBlueprint() crv1alpha1.Blueprint {
 						Func: RestoreDataFuncName,
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
 							RestoreDataNamespaceArg:            "{{ .PVC.Namespace }}",
-							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 							RestoreDataBackupArtifactPrefixArg: fmt.Sprintf("{{ .Options.%s }}", CopyVolumeDataOutputBackupArtifactLocation),
 							RestoreDataBackupTagArg:            fmt.Sprintf("{{ .Options.%s }}", CopyVolumeDataOutputBackupTag),
 							RestoreDataVolsArg: map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go b/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go
index 8937bee348..38e9fc23a6 100644
--- a/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go
+++ b/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const (
 	BackupAction  RDSAction = "backup"
 	RestoreAction RDSAction = "restore"
 
-	postgresToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+	postgresToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.88.0"
 )
 
 type exportRDSSnapshotToLocationFunc struct{}
diff --git a/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go b/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go
index a92cd20723..ad35e64ca9 100644
--- a/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ func (s *KubeExecTest) TestParseLogAndCreateOutput(c *C) {
 		errChecker Checker
 		outChecker Checker
 	}{
-		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.87.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.87.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.87.0\"}\n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"path\",\"value\":\"/backup/path\"}",
-			map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.87.0", "path": "/backup/path"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"Random message ###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.87.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.87.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"Random message with newline \n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.87.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.87.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.88.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.88.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.88.0\"}\n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"path\",\"value\":\"/backup/path\"}",
+			map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.88.0", "path": "/backup/path"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"Random message ###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.88.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.88.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"Random message with newline \n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.88.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.88.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
 		{"###Phase-output###: Invalid message", nil, NotNil, IsNil},
 		{"Random message", nil, IsNil, IsNil},
 	} {
diff --git a/pkg/function/kube_task_test.go b/pkg/function/kube_task_test.go
index 32e9b8005a..b1b1f5d75b 100644
--- a/pkg/function/kube_task_test.go
+++ b/pkg/function/kube_task_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func outputPhase(namespace string) crv1alpha1.BlueprintPhase {
 			KubeTaskCommandArg: []string{
 				"sh",
 				"-c",
-				"kando output version 0.87.0",
+				"kando output version 0.88.0",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (s *KubeTaskSuite) TestKubeTask(c *C) {
 			bp: newTaskBlueprint(outputPhase(s.namespace), sleepPhase(s.namespace), tickPhase(s.namespace)),
 			outs: []map[string]interface{}{
 				{
-					"version": "0.87.0",
+					"version": "0.88.0",
 				},
 				{},
 				{},
diff --git a/pkg/function/utils.go b/pkg/function/utils.go
index cfb3a38bbc..6d3e91317e 100644
--- a/pkg/function/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/function/utils.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	// FunctionOutputVersion returns version
 	FunctionOutputVersion     = "version"
-	kanisterToolsImage        = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0"
+	kanisterToolsImage        = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0"
 	kanisterToolsImageEnvName = "KANISTER_TOOLS"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kube/pod_test.go b/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
index f5acd3d0cb..a0d450e425 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 		Containers: []v1.Container{
 			{
 				Name:            "container",
-				Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+				Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 				Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 				ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 				VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 						Command:         []string{"echo", "override command"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 						Command:         []string{"echo", "override command"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
diff --git a/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go b/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go
index 53f7ece340..94ea763004 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (s *E2ESuite) TestKubeTask(c *C) {
 						Func: function.KubeTaskFuncName,
 						Name: "test-kube-task",
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
-							"image":     "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.87.0",
+							"image":     "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.88.0",
 							"namespace": "{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}",
 							"command":   []string{"echo", "default specs"},
 							"podOverride": map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/scripts/get.sh b/scripts/get.sh
index 3b9e7f1f05..bffedbcf1d 100755
--- a/scripts/get.sh
+++ b/scripts/get.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 
 main() {
-    version="${1:-"0.87.0"}"
+    version="${1:-"0.88.0"}"
     initArch
     initOS
     verifySupported