diff --git a/charts/br-federation/values.yaml b/charts/br-federation/values.yaml
index 8666f59e023..4439f02db09 100644
--- a/charts/br-federation/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/br-federation/values.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rbac:
 # timezone is the default system timzone
 timezone: UTC
 
-image: pingcap/br-federation-manager:v1.6.0
+image: pingcap/br-federation-manager:v1.6.1
 imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 # imagePullSecrets: []
 
diff --git a/charts/tidb-drainer/values.yaml b/charts/tidb-drainer/values.yaml
index a57eec5fb7f..6ab253af1b7 100644
--- a/charts/tidb-drainer/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tidb-drainer/values.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ timezone: UTC
 
 # clusterName is the TiDB cluster name that should backup from or restore to.
 clusterName: demo
-clusterVersion: v8.1.0
+clusterVersion: v8.5.0
 
 baseImage: pingcap/tidb-binlog
 imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
diff --git a/charts/tidb-lightning/values.yaml b/charts/tidb-lightning/values.yaml
index 53e2b58c9b1..d241984aaf6 100644
--- a/charts/tidb-lightning/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tidb-lightning/values.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # timezone is the default system timzone
 timezone: UTC
 
-image: pingcap/tidb-lightning:v8.1.0
+image: pingcap/tidb-lightning:v8.5.0
 imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 # imagePullSecrets: []
 
diff --git a/charts/tidb-operator/values.yaml b/charts/tidb-operator/values.yaml
index 4ef8ae02e15..a93d7d8b1fb 100644
--- a/charts/tidb-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tidb-operator/values.yaml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ rbac:
 timezone: UTC
 
 # operatorImage is TiDB Operator image
-operatorImage: pingcap/tidb-operator:v1.6.0
+operatorImage: pingcap/tidb-operator:v1.6.1
 imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 # imagePullSecrets: []
 
 # tidbBackupManagerImage is tidb backup manager image
-tidbBackupManagerImage: pingcap/tidb-backup-manager:v1.6.0
+tidbBackupManagerImage: pingcap/tidb-backup-manager:v1.6.1
 
 #
 # Enable or disable tidb-operator features:
diff --git a/cmd/http-service/go.mod b/cmd/http-service/go.mod
index b2d5129b50a..6ed29bdd7ef 100644
--- a/cmd/http-service/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/http-service/go.mod
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.23.0
 	github.com/pingcap/log v1.1.1-0.20240314023424-862ccc32f18d
-	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis v1.6.0
-	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/client v1.6.0
+	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis v1.6.1
+	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/client v1.6.1
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20241104194629-dd2ea8efbc28
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.67.1
diff --git a/deploy/aliyun/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example b/deploy/aliyun/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
index fd54a3ac169..cc77b35e3d9 100644
--- a/deploy/aliyun/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
+++ b/deploy/aliyun/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
     #  requests:
     #    cpu: 50m
     #    memory: 64Mi
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   kubePrometheusURL: ""
   nodeSelector: {}
   persistent: true
diff --git a/deploy/aliyun/manifests/db.yaml.example b/deploy/aliyun/manifests/db.yaml.example
index 34514898fc3..4fb71a81d10 100644
--- a/deploy/aliyun/manifests/db.yaml.example
+++ b/deploy/aliyun/manifests/db.yaml.example
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ spec:
   timezone: UTC
   tlsCluster:
     enabled: false
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
diff --git a/deploy/aliyun/variables.tf b/deploy/aliyun/variables.tf
index a3affbbf54e..96937083ec8 100644
--- a/deploy/aliyun/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/aliyun/variables.tf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ variable "bastion_cpu_core_count" {
 
 variable "operator_version" {
   type    = string
-  default = "v1.6.0"
+  default = "v1.6.1"
 }
 
 variable "operator_helm_values" {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ variable "cluster_name" {
 
 variable "tidb_version" {
   description = "TiDB cluster version"
-  default     = "v8.1.0"
+  default     = "v8.5.0"
 }
 variable "tidb_cluster_chart_version" {
   description = "tidb-cluster chart version"
diff --git a/deploy/aws/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example b/deploy/aws/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
index ba6a2bcfbbf..7382a778420 100644
--- a/deploy/aws/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
+++ b/deploy/aws/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ spec:
     #  requests:
     #    cpu: 50m
     #    memory: 64Mi
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   kubePrometheusURL: ""
   nodeSelector: {}
   persistent: true
diff --git a/deploy/aws/manifests/db.yaml.example b/deploy/aws/manifests/db.yaml.example
index fb5146d65de..966072b578b 100644
--- a/deploy/aws/manifests/db.yaml.example
+++ b/deploy/aws/manifests/db.yaml.example
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ spec:
   timezone: UTC
   tlsCluster:
     enabled: false
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
diff --git a/deploy/aws/variables.tf b/deploy/aws/variables.tf
index 5bef21469b3..55d3babccf7 100644
--- a/deploy/aws/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/aws/variables.tf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ variable "eks_version" {
 
 variable "operator_version" {
   description = "TiDB operator version"
-  default     = "v1.6.0"
+  default     = "v1.6.1"
 }
 
 variable "operator_values" {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ variable "bastion_instance_type" {
 
 # For aws tutorials compatiablity
 variable "default_cluster_version" {
-  default = "v8.1.0"
+  default = "v8.5.0"
 }
 
 variable "default_cluster_pd_count" {
diff --git a/deploy/gcp/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example b/deploy/gcp/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
index a9763f6cffd..a129520461a 100644
--- a/deploy/gcp/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
+++ b/deploy/gcp/manifests/db-monitor.yaml.example
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ spec:
     #  requests:
     #    cpu: 50m
     #    memory: 64Mi
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   kubePrometheusURL: ""
   nodeSelector: {}
   persistent: true
diff --git a/deploy/gcp/manifests/db.yaml.example b/deploy/gcp/manifests/db.yaml.example
index 2c63e3159b0..7201e1648df 100644
--- a/deploy/gcp/manifests/db.yaml.example
+++ b/deploy/gcp/manifests/db.yaml.example
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   helper:
     image: busybox:1.34.1
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   schedulerName: tidb-scheduler
diff --git a/deploy/gcp/variables.tf b/deploy/gcp/variables.tf
index 75b59ab0099..be169651aa8 100644
--- a/deploy/gcp/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/gcp/variables.tf
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ variable "node_locations" {
 
 variable "tidb_version" {
   description = "TiDB version"
-  default     = "v8.1.0"
+  default     = "v8.5.0"
 }
 
 variable "tidb_operator_version" {
-  default = "v1.6.0"
+  default = "v1.6.1"
 }
 
 variable "tidb_operator_chart_version" {
diff --git a/deploy/modules/aliyun/tidb-cluster/variables.tf b/deploy/modules/aliyun/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
index 80fd5fa5064..8543b0b7d08 100644
--- a/deploy/modules/aliyun/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/modules/aliyun/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ variable "image_id" {
 
 variable "tidb_version" {
   description = "TiDB cluster version"
-  default     = "v8.1.0"
+  default     = "v8.5.0"
 }
 
 variable "tidb_cluster_chart_version" {
diff --git a/deploy/modules/aws/tidb-cluster/variables.tf b/deploy/modules/aws/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
index 4fc39eddff5..459418f6fa3 100644
--- a/deploy/modules/aws/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/modules/aws/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ variable "cluster_name" {
 
 variable "cluster_version" {
   type    = string
-  default = "v8.1.0"
+  default = "v8.5.0"
 }
 
 variable "ssh_key_name" {
diff --git a/deploy/modules/gcp/tidb-cluster/variables.tf b/deploy/modules/gcp/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
index 462a9482ba5..db61ce86d01 100644
--- a/deploy/modules/gcp/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/modules/gcp/tidb-cluster/variables.tf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ variable "tidb_operator_id" {
 variable "cluster_name" {}
 variable "cluster_version" {
   description = "The TiDB cluster version"
-  default     = "v8.1.0"
+  default     = "v8.5.0"
 }
 variable "tidb_cluster_chart_version" {
   description = "The TiDB cluster chart version"
diff --git a/deploy/modules/share/tidb-cluster-release/variables.tf b/deploy/modules/share/tidb-cluster-release/variables.tf
index abf11e81536..2465065cd11 100644
--- a/deploy/modules/share/tidb-cluster-release/variables.tf
+++ b/deploy/modules/share/tidb-cluster-release/variables.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ variable "cluster_name" {
 
 variable "cluster_version" {
   type    = string
-  default = "v8.1.0"
+  default = "v8.5.0"
 }
 
 variable "pd_count" {
diff --git a/examples/advanced-statefulset/tidb-cluster-scaled.yaml b/examples/advanced-statefulset/tidb-cluster-scaled.yaml
index 09961d818bc..04b38dae5ec 100644
--- a/examples/advanced-statefulset/tidb-cluster-scaled.yaml
+++ b/examples/advanced-statefulset/tidb-cluster-scaled.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
     tikv.tidb.pingcap.com/delete-slots: '[1]'
   name: asts
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/advanced-statefulset/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/advanced-statefulset/tidb-cluster.yaml
index cdcd37f1528..764ea6cc5d4 100644
--- a/examples/advanced-statefulset/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/advanced-statefulset/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: asts
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/advanced/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/advanced/tidb-cluster.yaml
index cf8d36c83c2..69cb8d3e5e3 100644
--- a/examples/advanced/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/advanced/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
   #######################
 
   ## TiDB cluster version
-  version: "v8.1.0"
+  version: "v8.5.0"
 
   ## Time zone of TiDB cluster Pods
   timezone: UTC
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ spec:
     #############################
 
     ## The following block overwrites TiDB cluster-level configurations in `spec`
-    # version: "v8.1.0"
+    # version: "v8.5.0"
     # imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     # imagePullSecrets:
     # - name: secretName
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ spec:
     ###############################
 
     ## The following block overwrites TiDB cluster-level configurations in `spec`
-    # version: "v8.1.0"
+    # version: "v8.5.0"
     # imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     # imagePullSecrets:
     # - name: secretName
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ spec:
     ###############################
 
     ## The following block overwrites TiDB cluster-level configurations in `spec`
-    # version: "v8.1.0"
+    # version: "v8.5.0"
     # imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     # imagePullSecrets:
     # - name: secretName
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ spec:
   ## Ref: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable/deploy-tidb-binlog/#deploy-pump
   # pump:
   #   baseImage: pingcap/tidb-binlog
-  #   version: "v8.1.0"
+  #   version: "v8.5.0"
   #   replicas: 1
   #   storageClassName: local-storage
   #   requests:
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ spec:
   ## Ref: https://docs.pingcap.com/tidb-in-kubernetes/stable/deploy-ticdc/
   # ticdc:
   #   baseImage: pingcap/ticdc
-  #   version: "v8.1.0"
+  #   version: "v8.5.0"
   #   replicas: 3
   #   storageClassName: local-storage
   #   requests:
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ spec:
   #   # Basic TiFlash Configuration #
   #   ###############################
   #   baseImage: pingcap/tiflash
-  #   version: "v8.1.0"
+  #   version: "v8.5.0"
   #   replicas: 1
   #   # limits:
   #   #   cpu: 2000m
diff --git a/examples/advanced/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/advanced/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 83368998e9c..b2a2cd00391 100644
--- a/examples/advanced/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/advanced/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ spec:
     ## ImagePullPolicy of initializer.
     # imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     ## Initializer version.
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
 
     ## Describes the compute resource requirements and limits of initializer.
     ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/
diff --git a/examples/aks/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/aks/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 652d7224de9..90a378cb9a1 100644
--- a/examples/aks/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/aks/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   configUpdateStrategy: RollingUpdate
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
diff --git a/examples/aks/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/aks/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 00b0e01426b..4a2e5c554f0 100644
--- a/examples/aks/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/aks/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spec:
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
     imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   kubePrometheusURL: ""
   persistent: true
   prometheus:
diff --git a/examples/auto-scale/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/auto-scale/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 325d10ad432..5889bb7accc 100644
--- a/examples/auto-scale/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/auto-scale/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: auto-scaling-demo
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/auto-scale/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/auto-scale/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 521932f2a49..ab9caca54d1 100644
--- a/examples/auto-scale/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/auto-scale/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/aws/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/aws/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 70f5481c299..aca825b60e5 100644
--- a/examples/aws/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/aws/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   configUpdateStrategy: RollingUpdate
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
diff --git a/examples/aws/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/aws/tidb-monitor.yaml
index b0359db7aa9..1538ef609a5 100644
--- a/examples/aws/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/aws/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
     imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   kubePrometheusURL: ""
   persistent: true
   prometheus:
diff --git a/examples/basic-cn/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/basic-cn/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 4109fd4bb48..a57355870f0 100644
--- a/examples/basic-cn/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic-cn/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/basic-cn/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/basic-cn/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 05353bf3b2d..823c8070212 100644
--- a/examples/basic-cn/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic-cn/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: uhub.service.ucloud.cn/pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: uhub.service.ucloud.cn/pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/basic-random-password/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/basic-random-password/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 0a38ea20147..ed19e8d9f68 100644
--- a/examples/basic-random-password/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic-random-password/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/basic-storagevolumes/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/basic-storagevolumes/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 59e3bae3c0e..9fd06376ef4 100644
--- a/examples/basic-storagevolumes/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic-storagevolumes/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/basic-storagevolumes/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/basic-storagevolumes/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 05353bf3b2d..823c8070212 100644
--- a/examples/basic-storagevolumes/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic-storagevolumes/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: uhub.service.ucloud.cn/pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: uhub.service.ucloud.cn/pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/basic-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/basic-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
index c10b433d937..f3405f189d2 100644
--- a/examples/basic-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   tlsCluster:
     enabled: true
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Delete
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/basic-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/basic-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 2329ee43463..ddf0a9d8eab 100644
--- a/examples/basic-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/basic/pd-micro-service-cluster.yaml b/examples/basic/pd-micro-service-cluster.yaml
index 6f6a294bc5a..96781eb9bb6 100644
--- a/examples/basic/pd-micro-service-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic/pd-micro-service-cluster.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   name: basic
   namespace: pingcap
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
       replicas: 2
   tikv:
     baseImage: pingcap/tikv
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
     maxFailoverCount: 0
     # If only 1 TiKV is deployed, the TiKV region leader
     # cannot be transferred during upgrade, so we have
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
         max-open-files: 256
   tidb:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
     maxFailoverCount: 0
     replicas: 1
     service:
diff --git a/examples/basic/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/basic/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 1aaf4123c07..3d3224a2d62 100644
--- a/examples/basic/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/basic/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/basic/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 9e1259d4e44..2fba370416b 100644
--- a/examples/basic/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/dm/dm-cluster.yaml b/examples/dm/dm-cluster.yaml
index a6ae717e6a9..183f2120869 100644
--- a/examples/dm/dm-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/dm/dm-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: DMCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   discovery: {}
   master:
diff --git a/examples/dm/dm-monitor.yaml b/examples/dm/dm-monitor.yaml
index 26dd7e0a63f..81905bc80a9 100644
--- a/examples/dm/dm-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/dm/dm-monitor.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ spec:
     - name: basic
     initializer:
       baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-      version: v8.1.0
+      version: v8.5.0
   imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
diff --git a/examples/gcp/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/gcp/tidb-cluster.yaml
index f7338a5cf06..4e9f05e63f1 100644
--- a/examples/gcp/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/gcp/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   configUpdateStrategy: RollingUpdate
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
diff --git a/examples/gcp/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/gcp/tidb-monitor.yaml
index c693ad02cf7..e820e08b689 100644
--- a/examples/gcp/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/gcp/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
     imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   kubePrometheusURL: ""
   persistent: true
   prometheus:
diff --git a/examples/heterogeneous-tls/heterogeneous-cluster.yaml b/examples/heterogeneous-tls/heterogeneous-cluster.yaml
index 52fdd7ae881..c41ca69fae7 100644
--- a/examples/heterogeneous-tls/heterogeneous-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/heterogeneous-tls/heterogeneous-cluster.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
     enabled: true
   configUpdateStrategy: RollingUpdate
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   discovery: {}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
   tiflash:
     baseImage: pingcap/tiflash
     maxFailoverCount: 0
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
     maxFailoverCount: 1
     replicas: 1
     storageClaims:
diff --git a/examples/heterogeneous-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/heterogeneous-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 95f8a619f9f..8e2f98d2ed3 100644
--- a/examples/heterogeneous-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/heterogeneous-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   tlsCluster:
     enabled: true
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/heterogeneous-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/heterogeneous-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
index c9785c89371..ce08a8fa328 100644
--- a/examples/heterogeneous-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/heterogeneous-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/heterogeneous/heterogeneous-cluster.yaml b/examples/heterogeneous/heterogeneous-cluster.yaml
index 98978caead9..fb96585c50e 100644
--- a/examples/heterogeneous/heterogeneous-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/heterogeneous/heterogeneous-cluster.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   name: basic-heterogeneous
 spec:
   configUpdateStrategy: RollingUpdate
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/heterogeneous/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/heterogeneous/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 45c993ca74b..83d66792271 100644
--- a/examples/heterogeneous/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/heterogeneous/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/heterogeneous/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/heterogeneous/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 9360d47d41b..615b5913794 100644
--- a/examples/heterogeneous/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/heterogeneous/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/initialize/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/initialize/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 1592f361134..de3ae6918ab 100644
--- a/examples/initialize/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/initialize/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: initialize-demo
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/istio/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/istio/tidb-cluster.yaml
index ef8f6025562..8aa262c4971 100644
--- a/examples/istio/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/istio/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/istio/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/istio/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 9e1259d4e44..2fba370416b 100644
--- a/examples/istio/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/istio/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/ns1-cluster.yaml b/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/ns1-cluster.yaml
index c3dd538955e..6f56cdc602c 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/ns1-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/ns1-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: ns1
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/ns2-cluster.yaml b/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/ns2-cluster.yaml
index 2ee684276ed..a75a5a47fdf 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/ns2-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/ns2-cluster.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   name: ns2
   namespace: ns2
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 18f5cdf5c11..7f0dd2303d5 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-dynamic-configmap/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/ns1-cluster.yaml b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/ns1-cluster.yaml
index cd7e5be0751..7470716f846 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/ns1-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/ns1-cluster.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   name: ns1
   namespace: ns1
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/ns2-cluster.yaml b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/ns2-cluster.yaml
index f1796a6bfd5..63a8bfbad61 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/ns2-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/ns2-cluster.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   name: ns2
   namespace: ns2
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 18f5cdf5c11..7f0dd2303d5 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-non-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/ns1-cluster.yaml b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/ns1-cluster.yaml
index 7cf161efcae..d4293c78d11 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/ns1-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/ns1-cluster.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   tlsCluster:
     enabled: true
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/ns2-cluster.yaml b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/ns2-cluster.yaml
index 3d7e13c3f83..1d632986a36 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/ns2-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/ns2-cluster.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   tlsCluster:
     enabled: true
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 18f5cdf5c11..7f0dd2303d5 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-multiple-cluster-tls/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-prom-remotewrite/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/monitor-prom-remotewrite/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 061c5dba8af..b490f4c0eac 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-prom-remotewrite/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-prom-remotewrite/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/monitor-prom-remotewrite/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-prom-remotewrite/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 5055544dd4b..2758b1f7b2e 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-prom-remotewrite/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-prom-remotewrite/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-shards/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/monitor-shards/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 061c5dba8af..b490f4c0eac 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-shards/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-shards/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/monitor-shards/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-shards/tidb-monitor.yaml
index a1ac0df3cbf..b6050cafaa6 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-shards/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-shards/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     version: v2.27.1
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-with-externalConfigMap/grafana/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-with-externalConfigMap/grafana/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 197de2d42b2..ec30369ad55 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-with-externalConfigMap/grafana/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-with-externalConfigMap/grafana/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
         mountPath: /grafana-dashboard-definitions/tidb/dashboards/custom
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-with-externalConfigMap/prometheus/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-with-externalConfigMap/prometheus/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 7b85a86e84c..3a5fea204f1 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-with-externalConfigMap/prometheus/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-with-externalConfigMap/prometheus/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-with-externalRules/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-with-externalRules/tidb-monitor.yaml
index fcf89b9bb9b..f728fefa9b6 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-with-externalRules/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-with-externalRules/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-with-thanos/tidb-monitor-with-additional-volumes.yaml b/examples/monitor-with-thanos/tidb-monitor-with-additional-volumes.yaml
index 4b1194a043b..a7f905f83fe 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-with-thanos/tidb-monitor-with-additional-volumes.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-with-thanos/tidb-monitor-with-additional-volumes.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/monitor-with-thanos/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/monitor-with-thanos/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 712823983b8..33ef1bbc1b5 100644
--- a/examples/monitor-with-thanos/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/monitor-with-thanos/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/multi-cluster/tidb-cluster-1.yaml b/examples/multi-cluster/tidb-cluster-1.yaml
index 4d5d48feb50..d9725e70822 100644
--- a/examples/multi-cluster/tidb-cluster-1.yaml
+++ b/examples/multi-cluster/tidb-cluster-1.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: cluster1
   namespace: pingcap
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/multi-cluster/tidb-cluster-2.yaml b/examples/multi-cluster/tidb-cluster-2.yaml
index 92ee2dffe30..2290a374b4c 100644
--- a/examples/multi-cluster/tidb-cluster-2.yaml
+++ b/examples/multi-cluster/tidb-cluster-2.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: cluster2
   namespace: pingcap
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/multiple-pv-tikv/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/multiple-pv-tikv/tidb-cluster.yaml
index a90ec86cfb2..4d9675f2a6d 100644
--- a/examples/multiple-pv-tikv/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/multiple-pv-tikv/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Delete
   discovery: {}
diff --git a/examples/namespaced/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/namespaced/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 061c5dba8af..b490f4c0eac 100644
--- a/examples/namespaced/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/namespaced/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/namespaced/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/namespaced/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 5feb3d770df..79d8a6c1eab 100644
--- a/examples/namespaced/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/namespaced/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/podpatch/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/podpatch/tidb-cluster.yaml
index f1d3ca1f059..354926905ee 100644
--- a/examples/podpatch/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/podpatch/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/podpatch/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/podpatch/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 6410854ce7f..f6a02dba747 100644
--- a/examples/podpatch/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/podpatch/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     version: 7.5.11
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/prometheus-operator/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/prometheus-operator/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 3b156991ccb..eb788b0c2e2 100644
--- a/examples/prometheus-operator/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/prometheus-operator/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/readiness/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/readiness/tidb-cluster.yaml
index be13a1583db..0a4cc63a807 100644
--- a/examples/readiness/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/readiness/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/selfsigned-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/selfsigned-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
index 60d63294611..c2fc1962df0 100644
--- a/examples/selfsigned-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/selfsigned-tls/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: tls
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/examples/tiflash/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/tiflash/tidb-cluster.yaml
index f319167ebb0..c236ac1530a 100644
--- a/examples/tiflash/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/tiflash/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ spec:
       storage: 100Gi
     storageClassName: local-storage
   timezone: UTC
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
diff --git a/examples/tiflash/tidb-monitor.yaml b/examples/tiflash/tidb-monitor.yaml
index 11bc5fb24b5..6bbcc8774a7 100644
--- a/examples/tiflash/tidb-monitor.yaml
+++ b/examples/tiflash/tidb-monitor.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
       type: NodePort
   initializer:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-initializer
-    version: v8.1.0
+    version: v8.5.0
   reloader:
     baseImage: pingcap/tidb-monitor-reloader
     version: v1.0.1
diff --git a/examples/tngm/tidb-cluster.yaml b/examples/tngm/tidb-cluster.yaml
index ef8f6025562..8aa262c4971 100644
--- a/examples/tngm/tidb-cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/tngm/tidb-cluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kind: TidbCluster
 metadata:
   name: basic
 spec:
-  version: v8.1.0
+  version: v8.5.0
   timezone: UTC
   pvReclaimPolicy: Retain
   enableDynamicConfiguration: true
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a07355c4335..b9f939c370b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/pingcap/advanced-statefulset/client v1.17.1-0.20241017064830-af926cc6da0d
 	github.com/pingcap/errors v0.11.4
 	github.com/pingcap/kvproto v0.0.0-20231122054644-fb0f5c2a0a10
-	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis v1.6.0
-	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/client v1.6.0
+	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis v1.6.1
+	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/client v1.6.1
 	github.com/pingcap/tiproxy/lib v0.0.0-20230907130944-eb5b4b9c9e79
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.17.0
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1
diff --git a/hack/bump-version.sh b/hack/bump-version.sh
index 073474917eb..b81a7248d62 100755
--- a/hack/bump-version.sh
+++ b/hack/bump-version.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
 fi
 
 # parameters
-OPERATOR_OLD="v1.6.0-beta.1"
-OPERATOR_NEW="v1.6.0"
-TIDB_OLD="v7.5.1"
-TIDB_NEW="v8.1.0"
-DM_OLD="v7.5.1"
-DM_NEW="v8.1.0"
+OPERATOR_OLD="v1.6.0"
+OPERATOR_NEW="v1.6.1"
+TIDB_OLD="v8.1.0"
+TIDB_NEW="v8.5.0"
 
 find ./deploy -name "*\.tf"| xargs $SED_BIN -i "s/$OPERATOR_OLD/$OPERATOR_NEW/g"
 find ./charts -name "*\.yaml"| xargs $SED_BIN -i "s/$OPERATOR_OLD/$OPERATOR_NEW/g"
@@ -38,6 +36,4 @@ find ./deploy -name "*\.tf"| xargs $SED_BIN -i "s/$TIDB_OLD/$TIDB_NEW/g"
 find ./charts -name "*\.yaml"| xargs $SED_BIN -i "s/$TIDB_OLD/$TIDB_NEW/g"
 $SED_BIN -i "s/$TIDB_OLD/$TIDB_NEW/g" images/tidb-backup-manager/Dockerfile
 
-find ./examples -name "*\.yaml"| xargs $SED_BIN -i "s/$DM_OLD/$DM_NEW/g"
-
 find ./ -name "*\.mod" | xargs $SED_BIN -i -E "s/(github.com\/pingcap\/tidb-operator\/.+) ($OPERATOR_OLD)/\1 $OPERATOR_NEW/g"
diff --git a/images/tidb-backup-manager/Dockerfile b/images/tidb-backup-manager/Dockerfile
index d0d80ebf542..6e7ae28735a 100644
--- a/images/tidb-backup-manager/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/tidb-backup-manager/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM ghcr.io/pingcap-qe/bases/pingcap-base:v1.9.2
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG RCLONE_VERSION=v1.68.1
 ARG SHUSH_VERSION=v1.5.5
-ARG TOOLKIT_VERSION=v8.1.0
+ARG TOOLKIT_VERSION=v8.5.0
 RUN dnf install -y ca-certificates bind-utils wget nc unzip && dnf clean all
 
 RUN wget -nv https://github.com/ncw/rclone/releases/download/${RCLONE_VERSION}/rclone-${RCLONE_VERSION}-linux-${TARGETARCH}.zip \
diff --git a/pkg/client/go.mod b/pkg/client/go.mod
index f9953c06402..9a9deb87239 100644
--- a/pkg/client/go.mod
+++ b/pkg/client/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/client
 go 1.23.2
 
 require (
-	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis v1.6.0
+	github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator/pkg/apis v1.6.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.14
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.28.14
 )