diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/crds/operatorconfigurations.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/crds/operatorconfigurations.yaml
index 0d0be3d25..437366b33 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/crds/operatorconfigurations.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/crds/operatorconfigurations.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ spec:
                   type: string
               docker_image:
                 type: string
-                default: "container-registry-test.zalando.net/acid/spilo-cdp-pr1156-18:4.1-p18"
+                default: "ghcr.io/zalando/spilo-18-dev:6a722f01"
               enable_crd_registration:
                 type: boolean
                 default: true
diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
index 2b061e1b5..55da6681e 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ configGeneral:
   # etcd connection string for Patroni. Empty uses K8s-native DCS.
   etcd_host: ""
   # Spilo docker image
-  docker_image: container-registry-test.zalando.net/acid/spilo-cdp-pr1156-18:4.1-p18
+  docker_image: ghcr.io/zalando/spilo-18-dev:6a722f01
 
   # key name for annotation to ignore globally configured instance limits
   # ignore_instance_limits_annotation_key: ""
diff --git a/manifests/complete-postgres-manifest.yaml b/manifests/complete-postgres-manifest.yaml
index 8cfbda28f..715bab94b 100644
--- a/manifests/complete-postgres-manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifests/complete-postgres-manifest.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ metadata:
 #    "delete-date": "2020-08-31"  # can only be deleted on that day if "delete-date "key is configured
 #    "delete-clustername": "acid-test-cluster"  # can only be deleted when name matches if "delete-clustername" key is configured
 spec:
-  dockerImage: container-registry-test.zalando.net/acid/spilo-cdp-pr1156-18:4.1-p18
+  dockerImage: ghcr.io/zalando/spilo-18-dev:6a722f01
   teamId: "acid"
   numberOfInstances: 2
   users:  # Application/Robot users
diff --git a/manifests/configmap.yaml b/manifests/configmap.yaml
index db98ac302..15b4f1dff 100644
--- a/manifests/configmap.yaml
+++ b/manifests/configmap.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ data:
   default_memory_request: 100Mi
   # delete_annotation_date_key: delete-date
   # delete_annotation_name_key: delete-clustername
-  docker_image: container-registry-test.zalando.net/acid/spilo-cdp-pr1156-18:4.1-p18
+  docker_image: ghcr.io/zalando/spilo-18-dev:6a722f01
   # downscaler_annotations: "deployment-time,downscaler/*"
   enable_admin_role_for_users: "true"
   enable_crd_registration: "true"
diff --git a/manifests/operatorconfiguration.crd.yaml b/manifests/operatorconfiguration.crd.yaml
index 8249bf114..c5ada7462 100644
--- a/manifests/operatorconfiguration.crd.yaml
+++ b/manifests/operatorconfiguration.crd.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ spec:
                   type: string
               docker_image:
                 type: string
-                default: "container-registry-test.zalando.net/acid/spilo-cdp-pr1156-18:4.1-p18"
+                default: "ghcr.io/zalando/spilo-18-dev:6a722f01"
               enable_crd_registration:
                 type: boolean
                 default: true
diff --git a/manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml b/manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml
index 6037acc73..293c554cc 100644
--- a/manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml
+++ b/manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: OperatorConfiguration
 metadata:
   name: postgresql-operator-default-configuration
 configuration:
-  docker_image: container-registry-test.zalando.net/acid/spilo-cdp-pr1156-18:4.1-p18
+  docker_image: ghcr.io/zalando/spilo-18-dev:6a722f01
   # enable_crd_registration: true
   # crd_categories:
   # - all
diff --git a/pkg/controller/operator_config.go b/pkg/controller/operator_config.go
index 6769cc16d..7d2e7ebc2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/operator_config.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/operator_config.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (c *Controller) importConfigurationFromCRD(fromCRD *acidv1.OperatorConfigur
 	result.EnableTeamIdClusternamePrefix = fromCRD.EnableTeamIdClusternamePrefix
 	result.EtcdHost = fromCRD.EtcdHost
 	result.KubernetesUseConfigMaps = fromCRD.KubernetesUseConfigMaps
-	result.DockerImage = util.Coalesce(fromCRD.DockerImage, "container-registry-test.zalando.net/acid/spilo-cdp-pr1156-18:4.1-p18")
+	result.DockerImage = util.Coalesce(fromCRD.DockerImage, "ghcr.io/zalando/spilo-18-dev:6a722f01")
 	result.Workers = util.CoalesceUInt32(fromCRD.Workers, 8)
 	result.MinInstances = fromCRD.MinInstances
 	result.MaxInstances = fromCRD.MaxInstances
diff --git a/pkg/util/config/config.go b/pkg/util/config/config.go
index 855898e81..b8b62f56b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/util/config/config.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	WatchedNamespace        string            `name:"watched_namespace"` // special values: "*" means 'watch all namespaces', the empty string "" means 'watch a namespace where operator is deployed to'
 	KubernetesUseConfigMaps bool              `name:"kubernetes_use_configmaps" default:"false"`
 	EtcdHost                string            `name:"etcd_host" default:""` // special values: the empty string "" means Patroni will use K8s as a DCS
-	DockerImage             string            `name:"docker_image" default:"container-registry-test.zalando.net/acid/spilo-cdp-pr1156-18:4.1-p18"`
+	DockerImage             string            `name:"docker_image" default:"ghcr.io/zalando/spilo-18-dev:6a722f01"`
 	SidecarImages           map[string]string `name:"sidecar_docker_images"` // deprecated in favour of SidecarContainers
 	SidecarContainers       []v1.Container    `name:"sidecars"`
 	PodServiceAccountName   string            `name:"pod_service_account_name" default:"postgres-pod"`