diff --git a/tools/deployment/ceph/ceph-rook.sh b/tools/deployment/ceph/ceph-rook.sh
index c7fb2aef02..01db92f69b 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/ceph/ceph-rook.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/ceph/ceph-rook.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 set -xe
 
 # Specify the Rook release tag to use for the Rook operator here
-ROOK_RELEASE=v1.17.7
+ROOK_RELEASE=v1.18.8
 
 : ${CEPH_OSD_DATA_DEVICE:="/dev/loop100"}
 
diff --git a/tools/deployment/ceph/migrate-to-rook-ceph.sh b/tools/deployment/ceph/migrate-to-rook-ceph.sh
index 445bf686f7..6fd3961ccc 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/ceph/migrate-to-rook-ceph.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/ceph/migrate-to-rook-ceph.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ set -x
 # The default values deploy the Rook operator in the rook-ceph namespace and
 # the Ceph cluster in the ceph namespace using rook-operator.yaml and
 # rook-ceph.yaml in the current directory.
-ROOK_RELEASE=${ROOK_RELEASE:-1.17.7}
+ROOK_RELEASE=${ROOK_RELEASE:-1.18.8}
 CEPH_RELEASE=${CEPH_RELEASE:-19.2.3}
 ROOK_CEPH_NAMESPACE=${ROOK_CEPH_NAMESPACE:-rook-ceph}
 CEPH_NAMESPACE=${CEPH_NAMESPCE:-ceph}
diff --git a/tools/deployment/ceph/migrate-values.sh b/tools/deployment/ceph/migrate-values.sh
index b24e5831ca..d1c38aed68 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/ceph/migrate-values.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/ceph/migrate-values.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 set -xe
 
-ROOK_RELEASE=v1.17.7
+ROOK_RELEASE=v1.18.8
 
 : ${CEPH_OSD_DATA_DEVICE:="/dev/loop100"}