diff --git a/cloud/kubernetes/multiregion/cockroachdb-statefulset-secure.yaml b/cloud/kubernetes/multiregion/cockroachdb-statefulset-secure.yaml
index 4d944be4bced..651e7936969b 100644
--- a/cloud/kubernetes/multiregion/cockroachdb-statefulset-secure.yaml
+++ b/cloud/kubernetes/multiregion/cockroachdb-statefulset-secure.yaml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /cockroach/cockroach-certs
         env:
         - name: COCKROACH_CHANNEL
-          value: kubernetes-secure
+          value: kubernetes-multiregion
         command:
           - "/bin/bash"
           - "-ecx"
diff --git a/cloud/kubernetes/performance/cockroachdb-daemonset-insecure.yaml b/cloud/kubernetes/performance/cockroachdb-daemonset-insecure.yaml
index 3ca2c92115a6..43d5497c6a74 100644
--- a/cloud/kubernetes/performance/cockroachdb-daemonset-insecure.yaml
+++ b/cloud/kubernetes/performance/cockroachdb-daemonset-insecure.yaml
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ spec:
         volumeMounts:
         - name: datadir
           mountPath: /cockroach/cockroach-data
+        env:
+        - name: COCKROACH_CHANNEL
+          value: kubernetes-insecure
         command:
           - "/bin/bash"
           - "-ecx"
diff --git a/cloud/kubernetes/performance/cockroachdb-daemonset-secure.yaml b/cloud/kubernetes/performance/cockroachdb-daemonset-secure.yaml
index 4b394670a035..723d8f2b6991 100644
--- a/cloud/kubernetes/performance/cockroachdb-daemonset-secure.yaml
+++ b/cloud/kubernetes/performance/cockroachdb-daemonset-secure.yaml
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /cockroach/cockroach-data
         - name: certs
           mountPath: /cockroach/cockroach-certs
+        env:
+        - name: COCKROACH_CHANNEL
+          value: kubernetes-secure
         command:
           - "/bin/bash"
           - "-ecx"