diff --git a/pkg/constants/constants.go b/pkg/constants/constants.go
index 0ae0b7b49..fe45ff486 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 	Prometheus = "prometheus"
 	RDNSURL    = "https://api.on-rio.io/v1"
 
-	LinkerdInstallImage = "rancher/linkerd-install:stable-2.8.1"
+	LinkerdInstallImage = "rancher/linkerd-install:stable-2.9.0"
 
 	RegistryStorageSize = "20Gi"
 )