diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ae414c71..cf13f9d2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.16.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools v0.11.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v2.0.3+incompatible
-	vitess.io/vitess v0.10.3-0.20240606141140-87ecae7de905
+	vitess.io/vitess v0.20.0-rc1
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4b972226..0e8b91c5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -784,5 +784,5 @@ sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1/go.mod h1:N8hJocpFajUSSeSJ9bOZ77Vzej
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:yfXDCHCao9+ENCvLSE62v9VSji2MKu5jeNfTrofGhJc=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 h1:Mk1wCc2gy/F0THH0TAp1QYyJNzRm2KCLy3o5ASXVI5E=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=
-vitess.io/vitess v0.10.3-0.20240606141140-87ecae7de905 h1:sSrT/sVNB79f2ZpNtOeYtpd4g7fsGgDeLw4hYA//4Mo=
-vitess.io/vitess v0.10.3-0.20240606141140-87ecae7de905/go.mod h1:vbcOzYn1ffhHaeIJk9tef4sm7VknJczPSY9pT2vV4Xs=
+vitess.io/vitess v0.20.0-rc1 h1:xxe6NDjrhMb7nTW4Rafue+mUpOIdcIN1oV+tMasaMrk=
+vitess.io/vitess v0.20.0-rc1/go.mod h1:vbcOzYn1ffhHaeIJk9tef4sm7VknJczPSY9pT2vV4Xs=
diff --git a/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go b/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go
index 85b911ab..82fc8367 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const (
 	// DefaultMysqlPortName is the name for the MySQL port.
 	DefaultMysqlPortName = "mysql"
 
-	defaultVitessLiteImage = "vitess/lite:latest"
+	defaultVitessLiteImage = "vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1"
 	defaultMySQLImage      = "mysql:8.0.30"
 
 	DefaultInitCPURequestMillis   = 100
diff --git a/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh b/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
index a9c48b9f..d91a3b51 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ killall kubectl
 setupKubectlAccessForCI
 
 get_started "operator-latest.yaml" "101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml"
-verifyVtGateVersion "21.0.0"
+verifyVtGateVersion "20.0.0-rc1"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 takeBackup "commerce/-"
 verifyListBackupsOutput
diff --git a/test/endtoend/backup_schedule_test.sh b/test/endtoend/backup_schedule_test.sh
index ef2c45f3..a5063555 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/backup_schedule_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/backup_schedule_test.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ killall kubectl
 setupKubectlAccessForCI
 
 get_started "operator-latest.yaml" "101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml"
-verifyVtGateVersion "21.0.0"
+verifyVtGateVersion "20.0.0-rc1"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 verifyListBackupsOutputWithSchedule
 
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
index 63fadac2..23fae288 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ spec:
           path: /backup
           type: Directory
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:latest
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml
index c1cf7737..a8b9673f 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ spec:
             keyspace: "commerce"
             shard: "-"
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:latest
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
index e6ba0c5c..69727051 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:latest
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:latest
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtadmin: vitess/vtadmin:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/102_keyspace_teardown.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/102_keyspace_teardown.yaml
index 013a5bc2..b8b8f328 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/102_keyspace_teardown.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/102_keyspace_teardown.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ spec:
           path: /backup
           type: Directory
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:latest
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
index bd9145f4..88a1f171 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:latest
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
index f6f62788..f081ee1d 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:latest
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
index ca620841..6e50b017 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:latest
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
index 2aa0e229..fea06bde 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
   images:
-    vtctld: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtgate: vitess/lite:latest
-    vttablet: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
-    vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
+    vtctld: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtgate: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vttablet: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtorc: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
+    vtbackup: vitess/lite:v20.0.0-rc1
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.30
     mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.11.0
diff --git a/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh b/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
index 90101d92..94f82069 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ checkSemiSyncSetup
 # Initially too durability policy should be specified
 verifyDurabilityPolicy "commerce" "semi_sync"
 upgradeToLatest
-verifyVtGateVersion "21.0.0"
+verifyVtGateVersion "20.0.0-rc1"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 # After upgrading, we verify that the durability policy is still semi_sync
 verifyDurabilityPolicy "commerce" "semi_sync"
diff --git a/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh b/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
index c5487bbc..fe09e112 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ killall kubectl
 setupKubectlAccessForCI
 
 get_started_vtorc_vtadmin
-verifyVtGateVersion "21.0.0"
+verifyVtGateVersion "20.0.0-rc1"
 checkSemiSyncSetup
 
 # Check Vtadmin is setup
diff --git a/tools/get-e2e-test-deps.sh b/tools/get-e2e-test-deps.sh
index 330849bd..0d034f9f 100755
--- a/tools/get-e2e-test-deps.sh
+++ b/tools/get-e2e-test-deps.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ fi
 if ! command -v vtctldclient &> /dev/null
 then
   echo "Downloading vtctldclient..."
-  version=19.0.3
-  file=vitess-${version}-cb5464e.tar.gz
+  version=20.0.0-rc1
+  file=vitess-${version}-7e8c974.tar.gz
   wget https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/download/v${version}/${file}
   tar -xzf ${file}
   cd ${file/.tar.gz/}
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index d52979b0..ab4a5349 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ package version
 // THIS FILE IS AUTO-GENERATED DURING NEW RELEASES BY THE VITESS-RELEASER
 
 var (
-	Version = "2.12.0"
+	Version = "2.13.0"
 )