diff --git a/docs/release-process.md b/docs/release-process.md
index e9fdaeaa..7e14a820 100644
--- a/docs/release-process.md
+++ b/docs/release-process.md
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ Follow the instructions prompted by the `do_release.sh` script. You will need to
 > Make sure to Normal Merge the pull request i.e. merge the pull request with merge commit and not a squash merge. This is required because we create the tag
 from the pull request, so in order to have the tag on the release branche's history, it has to be a normal merge.
 
+##### On `main`
+
+Once you have done the release on the release branch, there are several steps to follow on `main`.
+
+- The `vitess/lite` image tag must be changed in [101_initial_cluster.yaml](..%2Ftest%2Fendtoend%2Foperator%2F101_initial_cluster.yaml). The latest Vitess release tag must be used.
+- We must copy the [operator-latest.yaml](..%2Ftest%2Fendtoend%2Foperator%2Foperator-latest.yaml) file we created during the release onto `main`'s [operator.yaml](..%2Ftest%2Fendtoend%2Foperator%2Foperator.yaml) file.
+- Bump the `planetscale/vitess-operator` image tag to the latest version we just released in [operator.yaml](..%2Ftest%2Fendtoend%2Foperator%2Foperator.yaml).
+
 ### UI Release
 
 Create a [new release](https://github.com/planetscale/vitess-operator/releases/new)
diff --git a/tools/release/do_release.sh b/tools/release/do_release.sh
index 08932468..11603160 100755
--- a/tools/release/do_release.sh
+++ b/tools/release/do_release.sh
@@ -26,23 +26,15 @@ fi
 function updateVitessImages() {
   old_vitess_version=$1
   new_vitess_version=$2
-  new_operator_version=$3
 
-  operator_files=$(find -E $ROOT/test/endtoend/operator/* -name "*.yaml" | grep -v "101_initial_cluster.yaml")
+  operator_files=$(find -E $ROOT/test/endtoend/operator/* -name "*.yaml" | grep -v "101_initial_cluster.yaml" | grep -v "101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml")
   sed -i.bak -E "s/vitess\/lite:(.*)/vitess\/lite:v$new_vitess_version/g" $operator_files
   sed -i.bak -E "s/vitess\/vtadmin:(.*)/vitess\/vtadmin:v$new_vitess_version/g" $operator_files
   sed -i.bak -E "s/vitess\/lite:(.*)/vitess\/lite:v$new_vitess_version\"/g" $ROOT/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go
   sed -i.bak -E "s/vitess\/lite:(.*)/vitess\/lite:v$old_vitess_version/g" $ROOT/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
-  sed -i.bak -E "s/planetscale\/vitess-operator:(.*)/planetscale\/vitess-operator:v$new_operator_version/g" $ROOT/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml
+  sed -i.bak -E "s/vitess\/lite:(.*)/vitess\/lite:v$new_vitess_version-mysql57/g" $ROOT/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
 
-  rm -f $(find -E $ROOT/test/endtoend/operator/ -name "*.yaml.bak") $ROOT/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go.bak $ROOT/test/endtoend/operator/operator.yaml.bak
-}
-
-function updateOperatorYaml() {
-  new_operator_version=$1
-
-  sed -i.bak -E "s/planetscale\/vitess-operator:(.*)/planetscale\/vitess-operator:v$new_operator_version/g" "$ROOT/deploy/operator.yaml"
-  rm -f $ROOT/deploy/operator.yaml.bak
+  rm -f $(find -E $ROOT/test/endtoend/operator/ -name "*.yaml.bak") $ROOT/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go.bak
 }
 
 function updateVersion() {
@@ -63,7 +55,6 @@ fi
 
 updateVersion $NEW_OPERATOR_VERSION
 updateVitessImages $OLD_VITESS_VERSION $NEW_VITESS_VERSION $NEW_OPERATOR_VERSION
-updateOperatorYaml $NEW_OPERATOR_VERSION
 
 git add --all
 git commit -n -s -m "Release commit for $NEW_OPERATOR_VERSION"
@@ -77,10 +68,10 @@ git commit -n -s -m "Back to dev mode"
 echo ""
 echo "-----------------------"
 echo ""
-echo "\tPlease push the new git tag:"
+echo "Please push the new git tag:"
 echo ""
-echo "\t\tgit push origin v$NEW_OPERATOR_VERSION"
+echo "   git push origin v$NEW_OPERATOR_VERSION"
 echo ""
-echo "\tAnd push your current branch in order to open a Pull Request against the release branch."
+echo "And push your current branch in order to open a Pull Request against the release branch."
 echo ""
 echo ""
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