diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index 0681199d..f26cf66b 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package driver
 
+import (
+	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
 const (
 	PluginName    = "csi.hetzner.cloud"
 	PluginVersion = "1.6.0"
@@ -8,5 +12,9 @@ const (
 	MinVolumeSize     = 10 // GB
 	DefaultVolumeSize = MinVolumeSize
 
-	TopologySegmentLocation = PluginName + "/location"
+	TopologySegmentLocation = apiv1.LabelZoneRegionStable
+
+	// this label will be deprecated in next releases
+	// label is needed to backward compatibility with older versions of the CSI driver
+	TopologySegmentLocationLegacy = PluginName + "/location"
 )
diff --git a/driver/node.go b/driver/node.go
index f3ca8534..a47fd009 100644
--- a/driver/node.go
+++ b/driver/node.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (s *NodeService) NodeGetInfo(context.Context, *proto.NodeGetInfoRequest) (*
 		MaxVolumesPerNode: MaxVolumesPerNode,
 		AccessibleTopology: &proto.Topology{
 			Segments: map[string]string{
-				TopologySegmentLocation: s.serverLocation,
+				TopologySegmentLocationLegacy: s.serverLocation,
 			},
 		},
 	}