diff --git a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md
index 6e54df41dc..c026171323 100755
--- a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md
+++ b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This example is to demonstrate how Kanister can be integrated with AWS RDS insta
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Kubernetes 1.10+
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Create RDS instance on AWS
diff --git a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml
index e490805650..c3ec11cf03 100644
--- a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: backupSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
         command:
           - bash
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: restoreSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
         command:
           - bash
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: restoreSnapshots
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0"
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml
index b71cae9d7f..8bd6cf847f 100644
--- a/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/aws-rds/postgresql/rds-postgres-dump-blueprint.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/cassandra/README.md b/examples/cassandra/README.md
index 92750ec01b..7405ce77ce 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/README.md
+++ b/examples/cassandra/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ As the official documentation of [Cassandra](http://cassandra.apache.org/) says,
 * Kubernetes 1.9+
 * Kubernetes beta APIs enabled only if `podDisruptionBudget` is enabled
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure
-* Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster, let's say in namespace `<kanister-operator-namespace>`
+* Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster, let's say in namespace `<kanister-operator-namespace>`
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 To install kanister and related tools you can follow [this](https://docs.kanister.io/install.html#install) link.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $ helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
 $ helm repo update
 # remove app-namespace with the namespace you want to deploy the Cassandra app in
 $ kubectl create ns <app-namespace>
-$ helm install cassandra bitnami/cassandra --namespace <app-namespace> --set image.repository=kanisterio/cassandra --set image.tag=0.76.0 --set cluster.replicaCount=2 --set image.registry=ghcr.io --set image.pullPolicy=Always
+$ helm install cassandra bitnami/cassandra --namespace <app-namespace> --set image.repository=kanisterio/cassandra --set image.tag=0.77.0 --set cluster.replicaCount=2 --set image.registry=ghcr.io --set image.pullPolicy=Always
 
 
 ```
diff --git a/examples/cassandra/cassandra-blueprint.yaml b/examples/cassandra/cassandra-blueprint.yaml
index 5e1aac22ad..fa0652c8af 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/cassandra-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/cassandra/cassandra-blueprint.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ actions:
       name: restoreFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0
         backupArtifactPrefix: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.params.KeyValue.backupPrefixLocation }}"
         pods: "{{ range .StatefulSet.Pods }} {{.}}{{end}}"
         restorePath: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.params.KeyValue.restorePathPrefix }}"
diff --git a/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml b/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
index 368b7e993e..b4a6e57347 100644
--- a/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/couchbase/blueprint-v2/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Object.metadata.namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/couchbase-tools:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml b/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
index b52eb711fb..fecf4475ce 100644
--- a/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/couchbase/couchbase-blueprint.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md b/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md
index e40fbdcdad..b8152c7b15 100644
--- a/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md
+++ b/examples/csi-snapshot/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This example demonstrates Kanister's ability to protect an application called Ti
 
 - Helm 3 installed
 - Kubernetes 1.16+ with Beta APIs enabled
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in the cluster, let's assume in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in the cluster, let's assume in namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 - VolumeSnapshot CRDs, Snapshot Controller & a CSI Driver
 
diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/README.md b/examples/elasticsearch/README.md
index ebee48d88d..f122a34aa2 100644
--- a/examples/elasticsearch/README.md
+++ b/examples/elasticsearch/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ If you want to avoid doing that upgrade to Elasticsearch 5.6 first before moving
 
 * Kubernetes 1.9+ with Beta APIs enabled.
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure.
-* Kanister version 0.76.0 with `profiles.cr.kanister.io` CRD installed
+* Kanister version 0.77.0 with `profiles.cr.kanister.io` CRD installed
 
 ## StatefulSets Details
 * https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/statefulset/
diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml b/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
index 6bb1096498..33828e3a05 100644
--- a/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/elasticsearch/blueprint-v2/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ actions:
       name: backupToStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.77.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ actions:
       name: restoreFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.77.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml b/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
index 441f69ffeb..eb8fc67d50 100644
--- a/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-blueprint.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ actions:
       name: backupToObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.77.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ actions:
       name: restoreFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.77.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/es-sidecar:0.77.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/k8s/etcd-incluster-blueprint.yaml b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/k8s/etcd-incluster-blueprint.yaml
index f86f4bbce7..b3b8295dbe 100644
--- a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/k8s/etcd-incluster-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/k8s/etcd-incluster-blueprint.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: takeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.77.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: uploadSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.77.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: removeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.77.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
index 895d3fb1d6..a8fcc04621 100644
--- a/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/etcd/etcd-in-cluster/ocp/etcd-incluster-ocp-blueprint.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: takeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.77.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: uploadSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.77.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: removeSnapshot
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-kubectl-1.18:0.77.0
         command:
           - sh
           - -o
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromObjectStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0"
         command:
         - bash
         - -o
diff --git a/examples/foundationdb/README.md b/examples/foundationdb/README.md
index e29d795ddb..2eda081f3c 100644
--- a/examples/foundationdb/README.md
+++ b/examples/foundationdb/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cluster.
 on you cluster.
 * Kubernetes 1.9+ with Beta APIs enabled.
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure.
-* Kanister version 0.76.0 with `profiles.cr.kanister.io` CRD installed.
+* Kanister version 0.77.0 with `profiles.cr.kanister.io` CRD installed.
 
 # Installation
 
diff --git a/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml b/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml
index 50559c2fff..96057a52f0 100644
--- a/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/foundationdb/blueprint-v2/foundationdb-blueprint.yaml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteBackup
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/kafka/adobe-s3-connector/README.md b/examples/kafka/adobe-s3-connector/README.md
index 174c8f0240..fc1b117ee7 100644
--- a/examples/kafka/adobe-s3-connector/README.md
+++ b/examples/kafka/adobe-s3-connector/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ During restore, topic messages are purged before the restore operation is perfor
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * Kubernetes 1.9+
-* Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in the cluster in a namespace <kanister-operator-namespace>. This example uses `kasten-io` namespace
+* Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in the cluster in a namespace <kanister-operator-namespace>. This example uses `kasten-io` namespace
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Assumption
diff --git a/examples/maria/blueprint-v2/maria-blueprint.yaml b/examples/maria/blueprint-v2/maria-blueprint.yaml
index 12176e4c37..8b0a26bd73 100644
--- a/examples/maria/blueprint-v2/maria-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/maria/blueprint-v2/maria-blueprint.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml b/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml
index b75e1e4c2d..4eae9f2800 100644
--- a/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/maria/maria-blueprint.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md
index 8eeb772c6a..15bd8c1a20 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md
+++ b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cluster's DeploymentConfig resources.
 
 - Setup OpenShift, you can follow steps mentioned below
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 **Note**
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index 6a4e95d0ed..d142ae2966 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index e8bc97a46f..74fe860494 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb-deploymentconfig/mongo-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md b/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md
index 48bb947a79..536c6e88ee 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md
+++ b/examples/mongodb-restic/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 * Kubernetes 1.9+
 * Kubernetes beta APIs enabled only if `podDisruptionBudget` is enabled
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure
-* Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Chart Details
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $ kubectl create namespace mongo-test
 $ helm install my-release bitnami/mongodb --namespace mongo-test \
 	--set architecture="replicaset" \
 	--set image.repository=ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb \
-	--set image.tag=0.76.0
+	--set image.tag=0.77.0
 ```
 
 The command deploys MongoDB on the Kubernetes cluster in the mongo-test namespace
diff --git a/examples/mongodb-restic/mongodb-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb-restic/mongodb-blueprint.yaml
index 20e4dfe104..a33e0bf0bc 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb-restic/mongodb-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb-restic/mongodb-blueprint.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ actions:
       name: restorePrimary
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0
         backupArtifactPrefix: "{{ .Profile.Location.Bucket }}/mongodb-backups/{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}/rs_backup"
         backupInfo: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.backupInfo.KeyValue.backupIdentifier }}"
 
diff --git a/examples/mongodb/README.md b/examples/mongodb/README.md
index 1a7734380d..b9b6635885 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb/README.md
+++ b/examples/mongodb/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 * Kubernetes 1.9+
 * Kubernetes beta APIs enabled only if `podDisruptionBudget` is enabled
 * PV support on the underlying infrastructure
-* Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster
+* Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster
 * Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Chart Details
diff --git a/examples/mongodb/blueprint-v2/mongo-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb/blueprint-v2/mongo-blueprint.yaml
index d742745cd3..210c8112ca 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb/blueprint-v2/mongo-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb/blueprint-v2/mongo-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml
index 3d5578bbfe..0d30601b38 100644
--- a/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mongodb/mongo-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ actions:
           namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mongodb:0.77.0
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/mssql/README.md b/examples/mssql/README.md
index c0c0713825..b598260667 100644
--- a/examples/mssql/README.md
+++ b/examples/mssql/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This document will cover how to install SQL Server and how to run backup/restore
 
 - Kubernetes 1.16+ with Beta APIs enabled
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 
 ## Installing Microsoft SQL Server
diff --git a/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml
index da3c7e6bee..3e691ea388 100644
--- a/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ actions:
             name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app" }}'
             namespace: '{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}'
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.76.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.77.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
             name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app" }}'
             namespace: '{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}'
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.76.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.77.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: deleteFromBlobStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.76.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.77.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
diff --git a/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml
index 443846f500..e4e485c4dd 100644
--- a/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mssql/mssql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: dumpToObjectStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.76.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.77.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: restoreFromObjectStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.76.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.77.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
       - func: KubeTask
         name: deleteFromBlobStore
         args:
-          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.76.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mssql-tools:0.77.0
           command:
             - bash
             - -o
diff --git a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md
index 629e227c74..3b57cbd61e 100644
--- a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md
+++ b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cluster's DeploymentConfig resources.
 
 - Setup OpenShift, you can follow steps mentioned below
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 **Note**
diff --git a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index d24abfaa99..90ba6794b9 100644
--- a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index d483991ebd..95cfc7e9e9 100644
--- a/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql-deploymentconfig/mysql-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ actions:
           name: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}"
           namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mysql/README.md b/examples/mysql/README.md
index c188703bd7..3c1e48ec40 100755
--- a/examples/mysql/README.md
+++ b/examples/mysql/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This chart bootstraps a single node MySQL deployment on a [Kubernetes](http://ku
 
 - Kubernetes 1.16+ with Beta APIs enabled
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster, let's assume in Namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#install-the-tools)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
diff --git a/examples/mysql/blueprint-v2/mysql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql/blueprint-v2/mysql-blueprint.yaml
index f3c14f8f81..f5062d1091 100644
--- a/examples/mysql/blueprint-v2/mysql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql/blueprint-v2/mysql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml
index a8dab17810..dbb00ac8fa 100644
--- a/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/mysql/mysql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         command:
         - bash
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteFromBlobStore
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/mysql-sidecar:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
         - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md
index 6b3e0537ed..fb6df9ec93 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cluster's DeploymentConfig resources.
 
 - Setup OpenShift, you can follow steps mentioned below
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster in namespace `kanister`
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index 3387da7176..e485e3d638 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/blueprint-v2/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}-{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
           namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}-{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
           namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
index 8abaa6a52a..ef0de9a5e8 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql-deploymentconfig/postgres-dep-config-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}-{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
           namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Name }}-{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
           namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .DeploymentConfig.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md b/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md
index 7ef8b90423..585ba80fd4 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql-ha/hook-blueprint/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This blueprint is only required when you face above mentioned issue, else you wi
 
 - Kubernetes 1.10+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md b/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md
index 364ab7debb..6aba8c901c 100755
--- a/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql-wale/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Bitnami charts can be used with [Kubeapps](https://kubeapps.com/) for deployment
 
 - Kubernetes 1.10+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $ helm repo update
 $ helm install my-release bitnami/postgresql  \
 	--namespace postgres-test --create-namespace \
 	--set image.repository=ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql \
-	--set image.tag=0.76.0 \
+	--set image.tag=0.77.0 \
 	--set postgresqlPassword=postgres-12345 \
 	--set postgresqlExtendedConf.archiveCommand="'envdir /bitnami/postgresql/data/env wal-e wal-push %p'" \
 	--set postgresqlExtendedConf.archiveMode=true \
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ In case, if you don't have `Kanister` installed already, you can use following c
 Add Kanister Helm repository and install Kanister operator
 ```bash
 $ helm repo add kanister https://charts.kanister.io
-$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.76.0
+$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.77.0
 ```
 
 ## Integrating with Kanister
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml
index 1750df0f58..f72feb1fbf 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql-wale/postgresql-blueprint.yaml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ actions:
     - func: PrepareData
       name: performRestore
       args:
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.77.0"
         namespace: "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}"
         volumes:
           "data-{{ .StatefulSet.Name }}-0": "/bitnami/postgresql"
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ actions:
       name: deleteArtifact
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
-        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.76.0"
+        image: "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgresql:0.77.0"
         command:
           - bash
           - -o
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/README.md b/examples/postgresql/README.md
index 9b615efdd8..4dc7396bf7 100755
--- a/examples/postgresql/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Bitnami charts can be used with [Kubeapps](https://kubeapps.com/) for deployment
 
 - Kubernetes 1.10+
 - PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
-- Kanister controller version 0.76.0 installed in your cluster
+- Kanister controller version 0.77.0 installed in your cluster
 - Kanctl CLI installed (https://docs.kanister.io/tooling.html#kanctl)
 
 ## Installing the Chart
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ In case, if you don't have `Kanister` installed already, you can use following c
 Add Kanister Helm repository and install Kanister operator
 ```bash
 $ helm repo add kanister https://charts.kanister.io
-$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.76.0
+$ helm install kanister --namespace kanister --create-namespace kanister/kanister-operator --set image.tag=0.77.0
 ```
 
 ## Integrating with Kanister
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
index f30f438d22..f203af4d40 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql/blueprint-v2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml
index 3e4501ec75..3669a9655e 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql/postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/postgresql/v10.16.2/postgres-blueprint.yaml b/examples/postgresql/v10.16.2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
index 8ed5a83961..b84628795e 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql/v10.16.2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/postgresql/v10.16.2/postgres-blueprint.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ actions:
           name: '{{ index .Object.metadata.labels "app.kubernetes.io/instance" }}-postgresql'
           namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: '{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}'
         command:
         - bash
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ actions:
     - func: KubeTask
       name: deleteDump
       args:
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0
         namespace: "{{ .Namespace.Name }}"
         command:
           - bash
diff --git a/examples/time-log/blueprint.yaml b/examples/time-log/blueprint.yaml
index 71359f2add..f97d87ca1f 100644
--- a/examples/time-log/blueprint.yaml
+++ b/examples/time-log/blueprint.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ actions:
       args:
         namespace: "{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}"
         pod: "{{ index .Deployment.Pods 0 }}"
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0
         backupArtifactPrefix: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.timeLog.KeyValue.path }}"
         backupIdentifier: "{{ .ArtifactsIn.backupIdentifier.KeyValue.id }}"
     - func: ScaleWorkload
diff --git a/examples/time-log/time-logger-deployment.yaml b/examples/time-log/time-logger-deployment.yaml
index e45a99edf7..706dc4a290 100644
--- a/examples/time-log/time-logger-deployment.yaml
+++ b/examples/time-log/time-logger-deployment.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: test-container
-        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0
+        image: ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args: ["while true; do for x in $(seq 1200); do date >> /var/log/time.log; sleep 1; done; truncate /var/log/time.log --size 0; done"]
         volumeMounts:
diff --git a/helm/kanister-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm/kanister-operator/Chart.yaml
index 3c983904f3..c02fc2547f 100644
--- a/helm/kanister-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/kanister-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ maintainers:
   - email: tom@kasten.io
     name: tdmanv
 icon: https://kasten.io/assets/img/kanister-logo.png
-appVersion: 0.76.0
+appVersion: 0.77.0
 source: https://github.com/kanisterio/kanister
diff --git a/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml b/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
index 5947f566fe..4dbd036aaa 100644
--- a/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/kanisterio/controller
-  tag: 0.76.0
+  tag: 0.77.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 rbac:
   create: true
diff --git a/helm/profile/Chart.yaml b/helm/profile/Chart.yaml
index 366f574daa..20faa27c2d 100644
--- a/helm/profile/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/profile/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: A helm chart to create profile custom resource for kanister
 engine: gotpl
 name: profile
 home: https://kanister.io/
-version: 0.76.0
+version: 0.77.0
 maintainers:
   - email: tom@kasten.io
     name: tdmanv
diff --git a/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go b/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go
index d37f861582..99ffc5d9a0 100644
--- a/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/app/csi-snapshot.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (tlc TimeLogCSI) getAppDeploymentObj() *appsv1.Deployment {
 					Containers: []v1.Container{
 						{
 							Name:    "test-container",
-							Image:   "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+							Image:   "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 							Command: []string{"sh", "-c"},
 							Args:    []string{"while true; do for x in $(seq 1200); do date >> /var/log/time.log; sleep 1; done; truncate /var/log/time.log --size 0; done"},
 							VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
diff --git a/pkg/function/data_test.go b/pkg/function/data_test.go
index 4b413faa60..d4d1889bd5 100644
--- a/pkg/function/data_test.go
+++ b/pkg/function/data_test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func newRestoreDataBlueprint(pvc, identifierArg, identifierVal string) *crv1alph
 						Func: RestoreDataFuncName,
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
 							RestoreDataNamespaceArg:            "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}",
-							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 							RestoreDataBackupArtifactPrefixArg: "{{ .Profile.Location.Bucket }}/{{ .Profile.Location.Prefix }}",
 							RestoreDataRestorePathArg:          "/mnt/data",
 							RestoreDataEncryptionKeyArg:        "{{ .Secrets.backupKey.Data.password | toString }}",
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func newRestoreDataAllBlueprint() *crv1alpha1.Blueprint {
 						Func: RestoreDataAllFuncName,
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
 							RestoreDataAllNamespaceArg:            "{{ .StatefulSet.Namespace }}",
-							RestoreDataAllImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+							RestoreDataAllImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 							RestoreDataAllBackupArtifactPrefixArg: "{{ .Profile.Location.Bucket }}/{{ .Profile.Location.Prefix }}",
 							RestoreDataAllBackupInfo:              fmt.Sprintf("{{ .Options.%s }}", BackupDataAllOutput),
 							RestoreDataAllRestorePathArg:          "/mnt/data",
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func newCopyDataTestBlueprint() crv1alpha1.Blueprint {
 						Func: RestoreDataFuncName,
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
 							RestoreDataNamespaceArg:            "{{ .PVC.Namespace }}",
-							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+							RestoreDataImageArg:                "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 							RestoreDataBackupArtifactPrefixArg: fmt.Sprintf("{{ .Options.%s }}", CopyVolumeDataOutputBackupArtifactLocation),
 							RestoreDataBackupTagArg:            fmt.Sprintf("{{ .Options.%s }}", CopyVolumeDataOutputBackupTag),
 							RestoreDataVolsArg: map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go b/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go
index a5145d8ea4..616b763b0e 100644
--- a/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go
+++ b/pkg/function/export_rds_snapshot_location.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const (
 	BackupAction  RDSAction = "backup"
 	RestoreAction RDSAction = "restore"
 
-	postgresToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.76.0"
+	postgresToolsImage = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/postgres-kanister-tools:0.77.0"
 )
 
 type exportRDSSnapshotToLocationFunc struct{}
diff --git a/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go b/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go
index c7ead9846b..34a8b7dbb5 100644
--- a/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/function/kube_exec_test.go
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ func (s *KubeExecTest) TestParseLogAndCreateOutput(c *C) {
 		errChecker Checker
 		outChecker Checker
 	}{
-		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.76.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.76.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.76.0\"}\n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"path\",\"value\":\"/backup/path\"}",
-			map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.76.0", "path": "/backup/path"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"Random message ###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.76.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.76.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
-		{"Random message with newline \n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.76.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.76.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.77.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.77.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.77.0\"}\n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"path\",\"value\":\"/backup/path\"}",
+			map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.77.0", "path": "/backup/path"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"Random message ###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.77.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.77.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
+		{"Random message with newline \n###Phase-output###: {\"key\":\"version\",\"value\":\"0.77.0\"}", map[string]interface{}{"version": "0.77.0"}, IsNil, NotNil},
 		{"###Phase-output###: Invalid message", nil, NotNil, IsNil},
 		{"Random message", nil, IsNil, IsNil},
 	} {
diff --git a/pkg/function/kube_task_test.go b/pkg/function/kube_task_test.go
index d5152cc0bc..063d3751a5 100644
--- a/pkg/function/kube_task_test.go
+++ b/pkg/function/kube_task_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func outputPhase(namespace string) crv1alpha1.BlueprintPhase {
 			KubeTaskCommandArg: []string{
 				"sh",
 				"-c",
-				"kando output version 0.76.0",
+				"kando output version 0.77.0",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (s *KubeTaskSuite) TestKubeTask(c *C) {
 			bp: newTaskBlueprint(outputPhase(s.namespace), sleepPhase(s.namespace), tickPhase(s.namespace)),
 			outs: []map[string]interface{}{
 				{
-					"version": "0.76.0",
+					"version": "0.77.0",
 				},
 				{},
 				{},
diff --git a/pkg/function/utils.go b/pkg/function/utils.go
index 9487d1c3bb..c120729e99 100644
--- a/pkg/function/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/function/utils.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	// FunctionOutputVersion returns version
 	FunctionOutputVersion     = "version"
-	kanisterToolsImage        = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0"
+	kanisterToolsImage        = "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0"
 	kanisterToolsImageEnvName = "KANISTER_TOOLS"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kube/pod_test.go b/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
index 46ad4d64ea..66e37b401f 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/pod_test.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 		Containers: []v1.Container{
 			{
 				Name:            "container",
-				Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+				Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 				Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 				ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 				VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 						Command:         []string{"echo", "override command"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 						Command:         []string{"echo", "override command"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ func (s *PodSuite) TestPatchDefaultPodSpecs(c *C) {
 				Containers: []v1.Container{
 					{
 						Name:            "container",
-						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+						Image:           "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 						Command:         []string{"sh", "-c", "echo in default specs"},
 						ImagePullPolicy: v1.PullPolicy(v1.PullIfNotPresent),
 						VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
diff --git a/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go b/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go
index 92844ea468..ae6d585ed4 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/e2e_test.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (s *E2ESuite) TestKubeTask(c *C) {
 						Func: function.KubeTaskFuncName,
 						Name: "test-kube-task",
 						Args: map[string]interface{}{
-							"image":     "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.76.0",
+							"image":     "ghcr.io/kanisterio/kanister-tools:0.77.0",
 							"namespace": "{{ .Deployment.Namespace }}",
 							"command":   []string{"echo", "default specs"},
 							"podOverride": map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/scripts/get.sh b/scripts/get.sh
index 9cc8f9bb9f..d30485156c 100755
--- a/scripts/get.sh
+++ b/scripts/get.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 
 main() {
-    version="${1:-"0.76.0"}"
+    version="${1:-"0.77.0"}"
     initArch
     initOS
     verifySupported