diff --git a/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml b/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
index 10671a4dcc0..dd28b66fe3f 100644
--- a/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
     mysqld:
       mysql56Compatible: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml b/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
index 707d105af30..87aff91e050 100644
--- a/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
     mysqld:
       mysql56Compatible: vitess/lite:v6.0.20-20200429
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml b/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
index f583c04e34d..1647da4a9b2 100644
--- a/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
-    vtgate: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
-    vttablet: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
-    vtbackup: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
     mysqld:
-      mysql56Compatible: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
+      mysql56Compatible: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
diff --git a/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml b/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
index 98ba0da350d..2629b57fa06 100644
--- a/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
-    vtgate: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
-    vttablet: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
-    vtbackup: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v8.0.0
     mysqld:
       mysql56Compatible: us.gcr.io/planetscale-vitess/lite:2020-04-24.228e6fe
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/examples/operator/operator.yaml b/examples/operator/operator.yaml
index d3584772d4a..3bb6f6c4d31 100644
--- a/examples/operator/operator.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/operator.yaml
@@ -5773,7 +5773,7 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
         - name: OPERATOR_NAME
           value: vitess-operator
-        image: planetscale/vitess-operator:v2.0.0
+        image: planetscale/vitess-operator:v2.2.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: vitess-operator
         resources: