diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/bringup-essential-services/templates/k8s-v1.21.3 b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/bringup-essential-services/templates/k8s-v1.21.3
deleted file mode 120000
index 5107ac1cb..000000000
--- a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/bringup-essential-services/templates/k8s-v1.21.3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-k8s-v1.19.13/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/load-images-information/vars/k8s-v1.21.3 b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/bringup-essential-services/templates/k8s-v1.21.8
similarity index 100%
rename from playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/load-images-information/vars/k8s-v1.21.3
rename to playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/bringup-essential-services/templates/k8s-v1.21.8
diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/validate-config/vars/main.yml b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/validate-config/vars/main.yml
index 0c5c2b1e0..837baa296 100644
--- a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/validate-config/vars/main.yml
+++ b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/validate-config/vars/main.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ private_pxeboot_subnet: 169.254.202.0/24
 pxecontroller_floating_hostname: pxecontroller
 use_entire_pxeboot_subnet: true
 
-upgrade_k8s_version: 1.21.3
-fresh_install_k8s_version: 1.21.3
+upgrade_k8s_version: 1.21.8
+fresh_install_k8s_version: 1.21.8
 
 # These variables are only used for subcloud configuration and are set
 # automatically by dcmanager
diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/load-images-information/vars/k8s-v1.21.8 b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/load-images-information/vars/k8s-v1.21.8
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..1cca71d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/common/load-images-information/vars/k8s-v1.21.8
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+k8s-v1.19.13
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diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/files/k8s-v1.21.3 b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/files/k8s-v1.21.3
deleted file mode 120000
index c458243af..000000000
--- a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/files/k8s-v1.21.3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-k8s-v1.18.1/
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diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/files/k8s-v1.21.8 b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/files/k8s-v1.21.8
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5681b5cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/files/k8s-v1.21.8
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+k8s-v1.18.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/templates/k8s-v1.21.3 b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/templates/k8s-v1.21.3
deleted file mode 120000
index c458243af..000000000
--- a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/templates/k8s-v1.21.3
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-k8s-v1.18.1/
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diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/templates/k8s-v1.21.8 b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/templates/k8s-v1.21.8
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5681b5cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/k8s-storage-backends/snapshot-controller/templates/k8s-v1.21.8
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+k8s-v1.18.1
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