diff --git a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
index 7fe9f5171..b0e34b0e6 100644
--- a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
+++ b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func NewCephManifests(settings *TestCephSettings) CephManifests {
 	switch settings.RookVersion {
 	case LocalBuildTag:
 		return &CephManifestsMaster{settings}
-	case Version1_10:
+	case Version1_11:
 		return &CephManifestsPreviousVersion{settings, &CephManifestsMaster{settings}}
 	}
 	panic(fmt.Errorf("unrecognized ceph manifest version: %s", settings.RookVersion))
diff --git a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests_previous.go b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests_previous.go
index 35b7d99ec..5815701b8 100644
--- a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests_previous.go
+++ b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests_previous.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// The version from which the upgrade test will start
-	Version1_10 = "v1.10.10"
+	Version1_11 = "v1.11.7"
 )
 
 // CephManifestsPreviousVersion wraps rook yaml definitions
@@ -86,13 +86,7 @@ func (m *CephManifestsPreviousVersion) GetCommonExternal() string {
 
 // GetRookCluster returns rook-cluster manifest
 func (m *CephManifestsPreviousVersion) GetCephCluster() string {
-	c := m.latest.GetCephCluster()
-
-	// Remove the requireMsgr2 setting if in v1.10
-	if m.settings.RookVersion == Version1_10 {
-		return strings.Replace(c, "requireMsgr2: false", "", 1)
-	}
-	return c
+	return m.latest.GetCephCluster()
 }
 
 func (m *CephManifestsPreviousVersion) GetBlockSnapshotClass(snapshotClassName, reclaimPolicy string) string {
diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
index da1dc841a..297b41046 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) baseSetup(useHelm bool, initialCephVersion v1.CephVersion
 		Mons:                        1,
 		EnableDiscovery:             true,
 		SkipClusterCleanup:          true,
-		RookVersion:                 installer.Version1_10,
+		RookVersion:                 installer.Version1_11,
 		CephVersion:                 initialCephVersion,
 	}
 
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) testUpgrade(useHelm bool, initialCephVersion v1.CephVersi
 	_ = s.helper.BucketClient.DeleteBucketStorageClass(s.namespace, installer.ObjectStoreName, installer.ObjectStoreSCName, "Delete")
 
 	//
-	// Upgrade Rook from v1.9 to master
+	// Upgrade Rook from v1.11 to master
 	//
-	logger.Infof("*** UPGRADING ROOK FROM %s to master ***", installer.Version1_10)
+	logger.Infof("*** UPGRADING ROOK FROM %s to master ***", installer.Version1_11)
 	s.gatherLogs(s.settings.OperatorNamespace, "_before_master_upgrade")
 	s.upgradeToMaster()
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) testUpgrade(useHelm bool, initialCephVersion v1.CephVersi
 	err := s.installer.WaitForToolbox(s.namespace)
 	assert.NoError(s.T(), err)
 
-	logger.Infof("Done with automatic upgrade from %s to master", installer.Version1_10)
+	logger.Infof("Done with automatic upgrade from %s to master", installer.Version1_11)
 	newFile := "post-upgrade-previous-to-master-file"
 	s.verifyFilesAfterUpgrade(newFile, rbdFilesToRead, cephfsFilesToRead)
 	rbdFilesToRead = append(rbdFilesToRead, newFile)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) testUpgrade(useHelm bool, initialCephVersion v1.CephVersi
 	// do not need retry b/c the OBC controller runs parallel to Rook-Ceph orchestration
 	assert.True(s.T(), s.helper.BucketClient.CheckOBC(obcName, "bound"))
 
-	logger.Infof("Verified upgrade from %s to master", installer.Version1_10)
+	logger.Infof("Verified upgrade from %s to master", installer.Version1_11)
 
 	// SKIP the Ceph version upgrades for the helm test
 	if s.settings.UseHelm {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (s *UpgradeSuite) deployClusterforUpgrade(objectUserID, preFilename string)
 	require.True(s.T(), created)
 
 	// verify that we're actually running the right pre-upgrade image
-	s.verifyOperatorImage(installer.Version1_10)
+	s.verifyOperatorImage(installer.Version1_11)
 
 	assert.NoError(s.T(), s.k8sh.WriteToPod("", rbdPodName, preFilename, simpleTestMessage))
 	assert.NoError(s.T(), s.k8sh.ReadFromPod("", rbdPodName, preFilename, simpleTestMessage))