diff --git a/PendingReleaseNotes.md b/PendingReleaseNotes.md
index 65659bc16..43d5e1b30 100644
--- a/PendingReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/PendingReleaseNotes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 ### Ceph
 
+- The job for detecting the Ceph version can be started with node affinity or tolerations according to the same settings in the Cluster CR as the mons.
 - A new CR property `skipUpgradeChecks` has been added, which allows you force an upgrade by skipping daemon checks. Use this at **YOUR OWN RISK**, only if you know what you're doing. To understand Rook's upgrade process of Ceph, read the [upgrade doc](Documentation/ceph-upgrade.html#ceph-version-upgrades).
 - Ceph OSD's admin socket is now placed under Ceph's default system location `/run/ceph`.
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/cluster.go
index 33583910f..3ec5bf25b 100755
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ func (c *cluster) detectCephVersion(rookImage, cephImage string, timeout time.Du
 	job := versionReporter.Job()
 	job.Spec.Template.Spec.ServiceAccountName = "rook-ceph-cmd-reporter"
 
+	// Apply the same node selector and tolerations for the ceph version detection as the mon daemons
+	cephv1.GetMonPlacement(c.Spec.Placement).ApplyToPodSpec(&job.Spec.Template.Spec)
+
 	stdout, stderr, retcode, err := versionReporter.Run(timeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to complete ceph version job. %+v", err)