diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes-1.21-test/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes-1.21-test/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
index 4e4eb1354..7253a70a9 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes-1.21-test/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes-1.21-test/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
             topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       containers:
         - name: socat
-          image: alpine/socat:1.0.3
+          image: docker.io/alpine/socat:1.7.4.3-r0
           args:
             - tcp-listen:10000,fork,reuseaddr
             - unix-connect:/csi/csi.sock
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes-1.21/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes-1.21/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
index 4e4eb1354..7253a70a9 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes-1.21/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes-1.21/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
             topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       containers:
         - name: socat
-          image: alpine/socat:1.0.3
+          image: docker.io/alpine/socat:1.7.4.3-r0
           args:
             - tcp-listen:10000,fork,reuseaddr
             - unix-connect:/csi/csi.sock
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes-distributed/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes-distributed/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
index 5254a3b95..e53ecc25a 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes-distributed/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes-distributed/hostpath/csi-hostpath-testing.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
             topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       containers:
         - name: socat
-          image: alpine/socat:1.0.3
+          image: docker.io/alpine/socat:1.7.4.3-r0
           args:
             - tcp-listen:10000,fork,reuseaddr
             - unix-connect:/csi/csi.sock