diff --git a/config/crd/bases/rabbitmq.com_rabbitmqclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/rabbitmq.com_rabbitmqclusters.yaml
index f05d99a57..b46162a5d 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/rabbitmq.com_rabbitmqclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/rabbitmq.com_rabbitmqclusters.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.12.0
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.12.1
   name: rabbitmqclusters.rabbitmq.com
 spec:
   group: rabbitmq.com
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4c607262f..31588d340 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func init() {
 func main() {
 	var (
 		metricsAddr             string
-		defaultRabbitmqImage    = "rabbitmq:3.11.18-management"
+		defaultRabbitmqImage    = "rabbitmq:3.12.2-management"
 		controlRabbitmqImage    = false
 		defaultUserUpdaterImage = "rabbitmqoperator/default-user-credential-updater:1.0.2"
 		defaultImagePullSecrets = ""