diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigs.yaml b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigs.yaml
index 9730b265b56d..a08242d22d9e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigs.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigs.yaml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ spec:
                     description: FeatureGates enabled by the user.
                     type: object
                   imageRepository:
-                    description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
+                    description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
                     type: string
                   kind:
                     description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds'
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ spec:
                     description: FeatureGates enabled by the user.
                     type: object
                   imageRepository:
-                    description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
+                    description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
                     type: string
                   kind:
                     description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds'
diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigtemplates.yaml b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigtemplates.yaml
index 70b66cff26e3..6b9f7f0ef53a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigtemplates.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/bootstrap.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmconfigtemplates.yaml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ spec:
                             description: FeatureGates enabled by the user.
                             type: object
                           imageRepository:
-                            description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
+                            description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
                             type: string
                           kind:
                             description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds'
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ spec:
                             description: FeatureGates enabled by the user.
                             type: object
                           imageRepository:
-                            description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
+                            description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
                             type: string
                           kind:
                             description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds'
diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/v1beta1/types.go b/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/v1beta1/types.go
index 6e2c58ee29a6..84bab9953438 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ type ClusterConfiguration struct {
 
 	// ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from.
 	// If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`)
-	// `gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io`
+	// `gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io`
 	// will be used for all the other images.
 	// +optional
 	ImageRepository string `json:"imageRepository,omitempty"`
diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/v1beta2/types.go b/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/v1beta2/types.go
index f42f2a16ccae..7f604557dcfe 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/types/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ type ClusterConfiguration struct {
 
 	// ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from.
 	// If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`)
-	// `gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io`
+	// `gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io`
 	// will be used for all the other images.
 	ImageRepository string `json:"imageRepository,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanes.yaml b/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanes.yaml
index a35a72f43e5d..5ed376dc5ec3 100644
--- a/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanes.yaml
+++ b/controlplane/kubeadm/config/crd/bases/controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io_kubeadmcontrolplanes.yaml
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ spec:
                         description: FeatureGates enabled by the user.
                         type: object
                       imageRepository:
-                        description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
+                        description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
                         type: string
                       kind:
                         description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds'
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ spec:
                         description: FeatureGates enabled by the user.
                         type: object
                       imageRepository:
-                        description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
+                        description: ImageRepository sets the container registry to pull images from. If empty, `k8s.gcr.io` will be used by default; in case of kubernetes version is a CI build (kubernetes version starts with `ci/` or `ci-cross/`) `gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images` will be used as a default for control plane components and for kube-proxy, while `k8s.gcr.io` will be used for all the other images.
                         type: string
                       kind:
                         description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds'
diff --git a/test/framework/kubetest/run.go b/test/framework/kubetest/run.go
index 920e57f0875e..a936adf54d3a 100644
--- a/test/framework/kubetest/run.go
+++ b/test/framework/kubetest/run.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	standardImage   = "us.gcr.io/k8s-artifacts-prod/conformance"
-	ciArtifactImage = "gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images/conformance"
+	ciArtifactImage = "gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images/conformance"
 )
 
 const (