diff --git a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md
index 5bfe30e01d..2d48f33760 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 0a8a066d21..d20c1b56df 100644
--- a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: backupSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
         command:
           - bash
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: restoreSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
         command:
           - bash
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: restoreSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0"
         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 82c5e94d4e..0197f00c82 100644
--- a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/cassandra/README.md b/examples/cassandra/README.md
index f33cfd85c5..6a2a2fd698 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster, let's say in namespace `<kanister-operator-namespace>`
+* Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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=0.97.0 --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=0.98.0 --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 8009b13392..439580a876 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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 aa1cf34421..ceb8e1fc47 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:0.97.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0
           namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
           command:
             - bash
diff --git a/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml b/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
index 93d0421721..d3f743ebbf 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml b/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
index cfef906642..03ec3c00a2 100644
--- a/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md b/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md
index cdca847aa2..e6c053e7da 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 0.97.0 installed in the cluster, let's assume in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 84f3eeb2d2..ecf3d19fe8 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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=0.97.0
+  kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.98.0
 ```
 
 ### Create Profile
diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml b/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
index b4d29849e9..804cb168da 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:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.98.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"      
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.98.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.98.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml b/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
index ff699c1a30..2ad7a9b728 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:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.98.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.98.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.98.0"
         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 8eb1a9c6c1..3e24e4ff2f 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-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: uploadSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: removeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0"
         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 3edb05735d..9b8c05cabf 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-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: uploadSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: removeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ actions:
     - func: PrepareData
       name: copyFromObjectStore
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
         podOverride:
           nodeSelector:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0"
         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 f1113806b2..ed8c312366 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-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: uploadSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: removeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.98.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/foundationdb/README.md b/examples/foundationdb/README.md
index 5bb680bb22..234ca15092 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 0.97.0 with `profiles.cr.kanister.io` CRD installed.
+* Kanister version 0.98.0 with `profiles.cr.kanister.io` CRD installed.
 * Docker CLI installed
 * A docker image containing the required tools to back up FoundationDB.
 The Dockerfile for the image can be found [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kanisterio/kanister/master/docker/foundationdb/Dockerfile).
diff --git a/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml b/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml
index b45b6b8463..630b4f87b7 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/k8ssandra/README.md b/examples/k8ssandra/README.md
index 1c93ece33b..b8ec8f8909 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 b2b2feae19..9e399282dc 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 0.97.0 installed in the cluster in a namespace <kanister-operator-namespace>. This example uses `kanister` namespace
+* Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 ab0a17f772..a2d9d33283 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml b/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml
index 3f5d2f30ab..b9c6198a0e 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mongo-sidecar/README.md b/examples/mongo-sidecar/README.md
index e75cf64515..f4828b56b3 100644
--- a/examples/mongo-sidecar/README.md
+++ b/examples/mongo-sidecar/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is an example of using Kanister to backup and restore MongoDB. In this exam
 
 - Kubernetes 1.20+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.97.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-atlas/README.md b/examples/mongodb-atlas/README.md
index be8a795a88..71af6af85e 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-atlas/README.md
+++ b/examples/mongodb-atlas/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ It deploys and scales a MongoDB cluster in the cloud.
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * Kubernetes 1.20+
-* Kanister controller version 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.98.0 installed in your cluster
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 * Already provisioned MongoDB Atlas cluster (https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/getting-started)
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ to install.
 ```bash
 $ helm repo add kanister https://charts.kanister.io
 $ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace \
-    kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.97.0
+    kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.98.0
 ```
 
 ### Create Blueprint
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md
index 745e62fc6d..0301239f7a 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 3d5c5756f6..76ed9a9e44 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index db4ae813d4..d03e626478 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md b/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md
index 61337d518b..904e707973 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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=0.97.0
+	--set image.tag=0.98.0
 ```
 
 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 838fc5dec6..04be0fa09d 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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 0c0e41a016..9abbbc4fa0 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 a8b5c71865..17f2fabb8a 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml
index 3d7abb51c5..6c0353362c 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.98.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mssql/README.md b/examples/mssql/README.md
index 44b8e20cc9..16043f99e7 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 f627b306f6..07ed38dd21 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:0.97.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.98.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
             name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app" }}'
             namespace: '{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}'
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.97.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.98.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: deleteFromBlobStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.97.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.98.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
diff --git a/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml
index cda69104a9..1e96530889 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:0.97.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.98.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: restoreFromObjectStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.97.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.98.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: deleteFromBlobStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.97.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.98.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
diff --git a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md
index 1f6dd01f5d..694d5b45db 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 0f9e854993..0ebcc3724a 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         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 402a545956..c0cdcab788 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mysql/README.md b/examples/mysql/README.md
index cc1fcb88ce..eb4092c68c 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 7d607d2e7f..e9b3b9b97e 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml
index 4e82362da1..4200fb3750 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md
index bc9bd11c97..7adf2eff39 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 7effaa8ea8..c572015211 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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 50688d04b4..793ff34b03 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md b/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md
index 45a2aa811c..d21c48d80c 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/postgres-ha-hook.yaml b/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/postgres-ha-hook.yaml
index 594a45e4ea..f48ff3d437 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/postgres-ha-hook.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/postgres-ha-hook.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md b/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md
index 489715200c..590011c50e 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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=0.97.0 \
+	--set image.tag=0.98.0 \
 	--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=0.97.0
+$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.98.0
 ```
 
 ## Integrating with Kanister
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml
index ec5fd40882..a5a725852f 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:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.98.0"
         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:0.97.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.98.0"
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/README.md b/examples/postgresql/README.md
index e3db65a503..1ce3261a7e 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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=0.97.0
+$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.98.0
 ```
 
 ## Integrating with Kanister
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
index 2e160e138e..21834f2b59 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml
index f32c765ead..4d6fe53aed 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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 710be2cb76..7665d9dfee 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/redis/README.md b/examples/redis/README.md
index d1a5328304..ef2844696e 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 0.97.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.98.0 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 a4a8ca977b..83598f8ca7 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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 8a6bee181c..5e8c048081 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:0.97.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0
         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 fc4fd37b1c..8223210f4d 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: 0.97.0
+appVersion: 0.98.0
 source: https://github.com/kanisterio/kanister
diff --git a/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml b/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
index 0f104c521a..311542ae32 100644
--- a/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/kanisterio/controller
-  tag: 0.97.0
+  tag: 0.98.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 repositoryServerControllerImage:
   registry: ghcr.io/kanisterio
   name: repo-server-controller
-  tag: 0.97.0
+  tag: 0.98.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 kanisterToolsImage:
   override: false
   image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools
-  tag: 0.97.0
+  tag: 0.98.0
 rbac:
   create: true
 serviceAccount:
diff --git a/helm/profile/Chart.yaml b/helm/profile/Chart.yaml
index 4759106508..00e2b9073b 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: 0.97.0
+version: 0.98.0
 maintainers:
   - email: tom@kasten.io
     name: tdmanv
diff --git a/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go b/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go
index db891f7193..4b4add5661 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:0.97.0",
+							Image:   "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 							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/consts/consts.go b/pkg/consts/consts.go
index 79c0c1e3b3..e8d07c67d2 100644
--- a/pkg/consts/consts.go
+++ b/pkg/consts/consts.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const RepositoryServerResourceName = "repositoryserver"
 const RepositoryServerResourceNamePlural = "repositoryservers"
 
 const LatestKanisterToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:v9.99.9-dev"
-const KanisterToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+const KanisterToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0"
 
 // KanisterToolsImageEnvName is used to set up a custom kanister-tools image
 const KanisterToolsImageEnvName = "KANISTER_TOOLS"
diff --git a/pkg/function/data_test.go b/pkg/function/data_test.go
index 63ca6f077e..64fbbc76d4 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:0.97.0",
+							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 							RestoreDataBackupArtifactPrefixArg: "{{ .Profile.Location.Bucket }}/{{ .Profile.Location.Prefix }}",
 							RestoreDataRestorePathArg:          "/mnt/data",
 							RestoreDataEncryptionKeyArg:        "{{ .Secrets.backupKey.Data.password | toString }}",
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func newRestoreDataAllBlueprint() *crv1alpha1.Blueprint {
 						Func: RestoreDataAllFuncName,
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
 							RestoreDataAllNamespaceArg:            "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}",
-							RestoreDataAllImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+							RestoreDataAllImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 							RestoreDataAllBackupArtifactPrefixArg: "{{ .Profile.Location.Bucket }}/{{ .Profile.Location.Prefix }}",
 							RestoreDataAllBackupInfo:              fmt.Sprintf("{{ .Options.%s }}", BackupDataAllOutput),
 							RestoreDataAllRestorePathArg:          "/mnt/data",
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func newCopyDataTestBlueprint() crv1alpha1.Blueprint {
 						Func: RestoreDataFuncName,
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
 							RestoreDataNamespaceArg:            "{{ .PVC.Namespace }}",
-							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 							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 dece0c1ebf..22b574c86b 100644
--- a/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go
+++ b/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const (
 	BackupAction  RDSAction = "backup"
 	RestoreAction RDSAction = "restore"
 
-	postgresToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.97.0"
+	postgresToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.98.0"
 )
 
 type exportRDSSnapshotToLocationFunc struct {
diff --git a/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go b/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go
index d6e10b9ebb..4f86390d6f 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\":\"0.97.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.97.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.97.0\"}\n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"path\",\"value\":\"/backup/path\"}",
-			map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.97.0", "path": "/backup/path"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"Random message ###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.97.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.97.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"Random message with newline \n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.97.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.97.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.98.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.98.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.98.0\"}\n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"path\",\"value\":\"/backup/path\"}",
+			map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.98.0", "path": "/backup/path"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"Random message ###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.98.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.98.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"Random message with newline \n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.98.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.98.0"}, 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 79cbfc0676..8f0808266b 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 0.97.0",
+				"kando output version 0.98.0",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -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": "0.97.0",
+					"version": "0.98.0",
 				},
 				{},
 				{},
diff --git a/pkg/kube/pod_test.go b/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
index 6ff464cd68..218a79d951 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 		Containers: []corev1.Container{
 			{
 				Name:            "container",
-				Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+				Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 				Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 				ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullPolicy(corev1.PullIfNotPresent),
 				VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []corev1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullPolicy(corev1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []corev1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullPolicy(corev1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []corev1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullPolicy(corev1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []corev1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullPolicy(corev1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []corev1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 						Command:         []string{"echo", "override command"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullPolicy(corev1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []corev1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 						Command:         []string{"echo", "override command"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullPolicy(corev1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []corev1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.97.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullPolicy(corev1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
diff --git a/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go b/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go
index e94adaf0e0..1b71ecac4c 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:0.97.0",
+							"image":     "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.98.0",
 							"namespace": "{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}",
 							"command":   []string{"echo", "default specs"},
 							"podOverride": map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/scripts/get.sh b/scripts/get.sh
index aada893de0..2624ad8eb6 100755
--- a/scripts/get.sh
+++ b/scripts/get.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 
 main() {
-    version="${1:-"0.97.0"}"
+    version="${1:-"0.98.0"}"
     initArch
     initOS
     verifySupported