diff --git a/providers/openstack/README.md b/providers/openstack/README.md
index 020da239..75125698 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/README.md
+++ b/providers/openstack/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Fine grained PAT with `Public Repositories (read-only)` is enough.
 export GIT_PROVIDER_B64=Z2l0aHVi  # github
 export GIT_ORG_NAME_B64=U292ZXJlaWduQ2xvdWRTdGFjaw== # SovereignCloudStack
 export GIT_REPOSITORY_NAME_B64=Y2x1c3Rlci1zdGFja3M=  # cluster-stacks
-export GIT_ACCESS_TOKEN_B64=$(echo -n '<my-github-access-token>' | base64 -w0)
+export GIT_ACCESS_TOKEN_B64=$(echo -n '<my-personal-access-token>' | base64 -w0)
 ```
 
 ### CSO and CSPO deployment (CSP)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   provider: openstack
   name: alpha
-  kubernetesVersion: "1.28"
+  kubernetesVersion: "1.29"
   channel: stable
   autoSubscribe: false
   providerRef:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ spec:
     kind: OpenStackClusterStackReleaseTemplate
     name: cspotemplate
   versions:
-    - v3
+    - v2
 ---
 apiVersion: infrastructure.clusterstack.x-k8s.io/v1alpha1
 kind: OpenStackClusterStackReleaseTemplate
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ spec:
         value: "SCS-2V-4-50"
       - name: external_id
         value: "ebfe5546-f09f-4f42-ab54-094e457d42ec" # gx-scs
-    class: openstack-alpha-1-28-v3
+    class: openstack-alpha-1-29-v2
     controlPlane:
       replicas: 1
-    version: v1.28.6
+    version: v1.29.3
     workers:
       machineDeployments:
-        - class: capi-openstack-alpha-1-28
+        - class: openstack-alpha-1-29-v2
           failureDomain: nova
-          name: capi-openstack-alpha-1-28
+          name: openstack-alpha-1-29-v2
           replicas: 3
 EOF
 ```
@@ -226,4 +226,4 @@ kube-system   openstack-cinder-csi-nodeplugin-crhc4                    3/3     R
 kube-system   openstack-cinder-csi-nodeplugin-d7rzz                    3/3     Running   0          7m58s
 kube-system   openstack-cinder-csi-nodeplugin-nkgq6                    3/3     Running   0          6m44s
 kube-system   openstack-cloud-controller-manager-hp2n2                 1/1     Running   0          7m9s
-```
+```
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diff --git a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/cluster-class.yaml b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/cluster-class.yaml
index fed721fe..74daff61 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/cluster-class.yaml
+++ b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/cluster-class.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,22 @@ spec:
          example: "capi-keypair"
          description: "The ssh key to inject in the nodes."
   patches:
+    - name: k8s_version
+      description: "Sets the openstack node image for workers and the controlplane to the cluster-api image with the version mentioned in spec.topology.version."
+      definitions:
+        - selector:
+            apiVersion: infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha7
+            kind: OpenStackMachineTemplate
+            matchResources:
+              controlPlane: true
+              machineDeploymentClass:
+                names:
+                  - {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}
+          jsonPatches:
+          - op: add
+            path: "/spec/template/spec/image"
+            valueFrom:
+              template: ubuntu-capi-image-{{ `{{ .builtin.cluster.topology.version }}` }}
     - name: controller_flavor
       description: "Sets the openstack instance flavor for the KubeadmControlPlane."
       enabledIf: {{ `'{{ ne .controller_flavor "" }}'` }}
diff --git a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-control-plane.yaml b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-control-plane.yaml
index 2efa0b86..a32f80fa 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-control-plane.yaml
+++ b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-control-plane.yaml
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ spec:
       flavor: {{ .Values.controller_flavor }}
       identityRef:
         kind: Secret
-        name: {{ default "openstack" .Values.secrets.clouds_yaml }}
-      image: {{ .Values.images.controlPlane.name }}
+        name: {{ default "openstack" .Values.secrets.clouds_yaml }}
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diff --git a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-worker.yaml b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-worker.yaml
index 4db249bc..11edf1cd 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-worker.yaml
+++ b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-worker.yaml
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ spec:
       flavor: {{ .Values.worker_flavor }}
       identityRef:
         kind: Secret
-        name: {{ default "openstack" .Values.secrets.clouds_yaml }}
-      image: {{ .Values.images.worker.name }}
+        name: {{ default "openstack" .Values.secrets.clouds_yaml }}
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diff --git a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/values.yaml b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/values.yaml
index 0c7cbb3c..a9d74ca6 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/values.yaml
+++ b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/cluster-class/values.yaml
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ restrict_kubeapi: []
 # newly introduced:
 openstack_loadbalancer_apiserver: true
 
-# TBD, currently needed:
-images:
-  controlPlane:
-    name: ubuntu-capi-image-v1.29.3
-  worker:
-    name: ubuntu-capi-image-v1.29.3
-
 cloud:
   name: "openstack"
 secrets:
diff --git a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/node-images/config.yaml b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/node-images/config.yaml
index 735909f5..66a9cf68 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/node-images/config.yaml
+++ b/providers/openstack/alpha/1-29/node-images/config.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ openStackNodeImages:
     name: ubuntu-capi-image-v1.29.3
     disk_format: qcow2
     container_format: bare
-    visibility: private
+    visibility: private
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