diff --git a/build.env b/build.env
index 044b9eebb..b5448e4ed 100644
--- a/build.env
+++ b/build.env
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CSI_IMAGE_VERSION=canary
 
 # Ceph version to use
 BASE_IMAGE=docker.io/ceph/ceph:v15
-CEPH_VERSION=nautilus
+CEPH_VERSION=octopus
 
 # standard Golang options
 GOLANG_VERSION=1.15.5