diff --git a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
index 96becfc95..471d79e76 100644
--- a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
+++ b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func NewCephManifests(settings *TestCephSettings) CephManifests {
 	switch settings.RookVersion {
 	case LocalBuildTag:
 		return &CephManifestsMaster{settings}
-	case Version1_12:
+	case Version1_13:
 		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 ff41757d7..3656659ce 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_12 = "v1.12.7"
+	Version1_13 = "v1.13.6"
 )
 
 // CephManifestsPreviousVersion wraps rook yaml definitions
diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_upgrade_test.go
index 0383b65b3..98db0ee65 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_12,
+		RookVersion:                 installer.Version1_13,
 		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 v1.12 to master
+	// Upgrade Rook from v1.13 to master
 	//
-	logger.Infof("*** UPGRADING ROOK FROM %s to master ***", installer.Version1_12)
+	logger.Infof("*** UPGRADING ROOK FROM %s to master ***", installer.Version1_13)
 	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_12)
+	logger.Infof("Done with automatic upgrade from %s to master", installer.Version1_13)
 	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_12)
+	logger.Infof("Verified upgrade from %s to master", installer.Version1_13)
 
 	// 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_12)
+	s.verifyOperatorImage(installer.Version1_13)
 
 	assert.NoError(s.T(), s.k8sh.WriteToPod("", rbdPodName, preFilename, simpleTestMessage))
 	assert.NoError(s.T(), s.k8sh.ReadFromPod("", rbdPodName, preFilename, simpleTestMessage))