diff --git a/cloud/jenkins/pg_containers_docker_build.groovy b/cloud/jenkins/pg_containers_docker_build.groovy
index f2665d5af4..e79a684f5f 100644
--- a/cloud/jenkins/pg_containers_docker_build.groovy
+++ b/cloud/jenkins/pg_containers_docker_build.groovy
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 void buildUpgrade(String IMAGE_POSTFIX){
     sh """
-        PG_VER='17'
+        PG_VER='18'
         IMAGE_POSTFIX='upgrade'
         cd ./source/
         docker build --no-cache --squash --build-arg PG_MAJOR=\${PG_VER} --build-arg PGO_TAG=${GIT_PD_BRANCH} \
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void checkImageForDocker(String IMAGE_SUFFIX){
                             snyk container test --platform=linux/amd64 --exclude-base-image-vulns --file=./\${PATH_TO_DOCKERFILE}/Dockerfile \
                                 --severity-threshold=high --json-file-output=\${IMAGE_SUFFIX}-report.json perconalab/\$IMAGE_NAME:\${IMAGE_TAG}
                     else
-                        for PG_VER in 17 16 15 14 13; do
+                        for PG_VER in 18 17 16 15 14 13; do
                                 PATH_TO_DOCKERFILE="source/percona-distribution-postgresql-\${PG_VER}"
                                 IMAGE_TAG="${GIT_PD_BRANCH}-ppg\${PG_VER}-\${IMAGE_SUFFIX}"
                                 if [ ${IMAGE_SUFFIX} = pgbackrest ]; then
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void checkImageForDocker(String IMAGE_SUFFIX){
          echo "Executing post actions..."
          sh """
              IMAGE_SUFFIX=${IMAGE_SUFFIX}
-             for PG_VER in 17 16 15 14 13; do
+             for PG_VER in 18 17 16 15 14 13; do
                  if [ -f \${IMAGE_SUFFIX}-\${PG_VER}-report.json ]; then
                      snyk-to-html -i \${IMAGE_SUFFIX}-\${PG_VER}-report.json -o \${IMAGE_SUFFIX}-\${PG_VER}-report.html
                  fi
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void pushUpgradeImageToDockerHub(String IMAGE_POSTFIX){
 void build(String IMAGE_POSTFIX){
     sh """
         cd ./source/
-        for PG_VER in 17 16 15 14 13; do
+        for PG_VER in 18 17 16 15 14 13; do
             if [ ${IMAGE_POSTFIX} = pgbouncer ]; then
                 docker build --no-cache --squash --build-arg PG_VERSION=\${PG_VER} --build-arg PPG_REPO='release' --build-arg PGO_TAG=${GIT_PD_BRANCH} \
                   -t perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:${GIT_PD_BRANCH}-${IMAGE_POSTFIX}\${PG_VER} \
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void pushImageToDockerHub(String IMAGE_POSTFIX){
                     IMAGE_NAME='percona-postgresql-operator'
                     docker login -u '${USER}' -p '${PASS}'
                     aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin $ECR
-                    for PG_VER in 17 16 15 14 13; do
+                    for PG_VER in 18 17 16 15 14 13; do
                         if [ \\${SOME_IMAGE_POSTFIX} = pgbouncer ] || [ \\${SOME_IMAGE_POSTFIX} = pgbackrest ]; then
                             docker push perconalab/\\${IMAGE_NAME}:${GIT_PD_BRANCH}-\\${SOME_IMAGE_POSTFIX}\\${PG_VER}
                             echo "perconalab/\\${IMAGE_NAME}:${GIT_PD_BRANCH}-\\${SOME_IMAGE_POSTFIX}\\${PG_VER}" >> list-of-images.txt
diff --git a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_aks.groovy b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_aks.groovy
index 27850c4296..45de803115 100644
--- a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_aks.groovy
+++ b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_aks.groovy
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void initParams() {
         currentBuild.displayName = "#" + currentBuild.number + " $GIT_BRANCH"
         currentBuild.description = "$PLATFORM_VER " + "$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL".split(":")[1] + " $cw"
     }
-    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg17", , returnStdout: true).trim()
+    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg18", , returnStdout: true).trim()
     echo "DB_TAG is $DB_TAG"
 }
 
@@ -351,15 +351,15 @@ pipeline {
         choice(name: 'TEST_SUITE', choices: ['run-release.csv', 'run-distro.csv'], description: 'Choose test suite from file (e2e-tests/run-*), used only if TEST_LIST not specified.')
         text(name: 'TEST_LIST', defaultValue: '', description: 'List of tests to run separated by new line')
         choice(name: 'IGNORE_PREVIOUS_RUN', choices: 'NO\nYES', description: 'Ignore passed tests in previous run (run all)')
-        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17', description: 'Implies release run.')
+        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18', description: 'Implies release run.')
         string(name: 'GIT_BRANCH', defaultValue: 'main', description: 'Tag/Branch for percona/percona-postgresql-operator repository')
         string(name: 'PLATFORM_VER', defaultValue: 'latest', description: 'AKS kubernetes version. If set to min or max, value will be automatically taken from release_versions file.')
         choice(name: 'CLUSTER_WIDE', choices: 'YES\nNO', description: 'Run tests in cluster wide mode')
         string(name: 'PG_VER', defaultValue: '', description: 'PG version')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_OPERATOR', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-postgres')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbouncer')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbackrest')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-postgres')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbouncer')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbackrest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_SERVER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-server:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM3_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:3-dev-latest')
diff --git a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_doks.groovy b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_doks.groovy
index 0d4c6c0150..4fc9f17bd2 100644
--- a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_doks.groovy
+++ b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_doks.groovy
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void initParams() {
         currentBuild.displayName = "#" + currentBuild.number + " $GIT_BRANCH"
         currentBuild.description = "$PLATFORM_VER- " + "$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL".split(":")[1] + " $cw"
     }
-    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg17", , returnStdout: true).trim()
+    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg18", , returnStdout: true).trim()
     echo "DB_TAG is $DB_TAG"
 }
 
@@ -344,15 +344,15 @@ pipeline {
         choice(name: 'TEST_SUITE', choices: ['run-release.csv', 'run-pr.csv', 'run-minikube.csv'], description: 'Choose test suite from file (e2e-tests/run-*), used only if TEST_LIST not specified.')
         text(name: 'TEST_LIST', defaultValue: '', description: 'List of tests to run separated by new line')
         choice(name: 'IGNORE_PREVIOUS_RUN', choices: 'NO\nYES', description: 'Ignore passed tests in previous run (run all)')
-        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17', description: 'Implies release run')
+        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18', description: 'Implies release run')
         string(name: 'GIT_BRANCH', defaultValue: 'main', description: 'Tag/Branch for percona/percona-postgresql-operator repository')
         string(name: 'PLATFORM_VER', defaultValue: 'latest', description: 'Digital Ocean Kubernetes version. If set to min or max, value will be automatically taken from release_versions file.')
         choice(name: 'CLUSTER_WIDE', choices: 'YES\nNO', description: 'Run tests in cluster wide mode')
         string(name: 'PG_VER', defaultValue: '', description: 'PG version')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_OPERATOR', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-postgres')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbouncer')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbackrest')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-postgres')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbouncer')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbackrest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_SERVER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-server:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM3_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:3-dev-latest')
@@ -459,4 +459,4 @@ pipeline {
             deleteDir()
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_eks.groovy b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_eks.groovy
index e5ddfe3f2f..1fe5a30946 100644
--- a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_eks.groovy
+++ b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_eks.groovy
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void initParams() {
         currentBuild.displayName = "#" + currentBuild.number + " $GIT_BRANCH"
         currentBuild.description = "$PLATFORM_VER " + "$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL".split(":")[1] + " $cw"
     }
-    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg17", , returnStdout: true).trim()
+    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg18", , returnStdout: true).trim()
     echo "DB_TAG is $DB_TAG"
 }
 
@@ -394,15 +394,15 @@ pipeline {
         choice(name: 'TEST_SUITE', choices: ['run-release.csv', 'run-distro.csv'], description: 'Choose test suite from file (e2e-tests/run-*), used only if TEST_LIST not specified.')
         text(name: 'TEST_LIST', defaultValue: '', description: 'List of tests to run separated by new line')
         choice(name: 'IGNORE_PREVIOUS_RUN', choices: 'NO\nYES', description: 'Ignore passed tests in previous run (run all)')
-        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17', description: 'Implies release run.')
+        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18', description: 'Implies release run.')
         string(name: 'GIT_BRANCH', defaultValue: 'main', description: 'Tag/Branch for percona/percona-postgresql-operator repository')
         string(name: 'PLATFORM_VER', defaultValue: 'latest', description: 'EKS kubernetes version. If set to min or max, value will be automatically taken from release_versions file.')
         choice(name: 'CLUSTER_WIDE', choices: 'YES\nNO', description: 'Run tests in cluster wide mode')
         string(name: 'PG_VER', defaultValue: '', description: 'PG version')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_OPERATOR', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-postgres')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbouncer')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbackrest')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-postgres')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbouncer')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbackrest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_SERVER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-server:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM3_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:3-dev-latest')
diff --git a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_gke.groovy b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_gke.groovy
index b05715bfca..3b7e00deeb 100644
--- a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_gke.groovy
+++ b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_gke.groovy
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void initParams() {
         currentBuild.displayName = "#" + currentBuild.number + " $GIT_BRANCH"
         currentBuild.description = "$PLATFORM_VER-$GKE_RELEASE_CHANNEL " + "$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL".split(":")[1] + " $cw"
     }
-    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg17", , returnStdout: true).trim()
+    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg18", , returnStdout: true).trim()
     echo "DB_TAG is $DB_TAG"
 }
 
@@ -359,16 +359,16 @@ pipeline {
         choice(name: 'TEST_SUITE', choices: ['run-release.csv', 'run-distro.csv'], description: 'Choose test suite from file (e2e-tests/run-*), used only if TEST_LIST not specified.')
         text(name: 'TEST_LIST', defaultValue: '', description: 'List of tests to run separated by new line')
         choice(name: 'IGNORE_PREVIOUS_RUN', choices: 'NO\nYES', description: 'Ignore passed tests in previous run (run all)')
-        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17', description: 'Implies release run.')
+        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18', description: 'Implies release run.')
         string(name: 'GIT_BRANCH', defaultValue: 'main', description: 'Tag/Branch for percona/percona-postgresql-operator repository')
         string(name: 'PLATFORM_VER', defaultValue: 'latest', description: 'GKE kubernetes version. If set to min or max, value will be automatically taken from release_versions file.')
         choice(name: 'GKE_RELEASE_CHANNEL', choices: 'rapid\nstable\nregular\nNone', description: 'GKE release channel. Will be forced to stable for release run.')
         choice(name: 'CLUSTER_WIDE', choices: 'YES\nNO', description: 'Run tests in cluster wide mode')
         string(name: 'PG_VER', defaultValue: '', description: 'PG version')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_OPERATOR', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-postgres')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbouncer')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbackrest')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-postgres')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbouncer')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbackrest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_SERVER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-server:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM3_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:3-dev-latest')
diff --git a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_minikube.groovy b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_minikube.groovy
index 9c82cd31e5..785f140109 100644
--- a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_minikube.groovy
+++ b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_minikube.groovy
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void initParams() {
         currentBuild.displayName = "#" + currentBuild.number + " $GIT_BRANCH"
         currentBuild.description = "$PLATFORM_VER " + "$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL".split(":")[1] + " $cw"
     }
-    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg17", , returnStdout: true).trim()
+    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg18", , returnStdout: true).trim()
     echo "DB_TAG is $DB_TAG"
 }
 
@@ -275,15 +275,15 @@ pipeline {
         choice(name: 'TEST_SUITE', choices: ['run-minikube.csv', 'run-distro.csv'], description: 'Choose test suite from file (e2e-tests/run-*), used only if TEST_LIST not specified.')
         text(name: 'TEST_LIST', defaultValue: '', description: 'List of tests to run separated by new line')
         choice(name: 'IGNORE_PREVIOUS_RUN', choices: 'NO\nYES', description: 'Ignore passed tests in previous run (run all)')
-        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17', description: 'Implies release run.')
+        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18', description: 'Implies release run.')
         string(name: 'GIT_BRANCH', defaultValue: 'main', description: 'Tag/Branch for percona/percona-postgresql-operator repository')
         string(name: 'PLATFORM_VER', defaultValue: 'latest', description: 'Minikube kubernetes version. If set to max, value will be automatically taken from release_versions file.')
         choice(name: 'CLUSTER_WIDE', choices: 'YES\nNO', description: 'Run tests in cluster wide mode')
         string(name: 'PG_VER', defaultValue: '', description: 'PG version')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_OPERATOR', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-postgres')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbouncer')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbackrest')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-postgres')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbouncer')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbackrest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_SERVER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-server:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM3_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:3-dev-latest')
diff --git a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_openshift.groovy b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_openshift.groovy
index 4642de15b1..c22785cf1b 100644
--- a/cloud/jenkins/pgo_openshift.groovy
+++ b/cloud/jenkins/pgo_openshift.groovy
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void initParams() {
         currentBuild.displayName = "#" + currentBuild.number + " $GIT_BRANCH"
         currentBuild.description = "$PLATFORM_VER " + "$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL".split(":")[1] + " $cw"
     }
-    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg17", , returnStdout: true).trim()
+    env.DB_TAG = sh(script: "[[ \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL ]] && echo \$IMAGE_POSTGRESQL | awk -F':' '{tag=\$2; sub(/-postgres\$/, \"\", tag); sub(/-[0-9]+\$/, \"\", tag); print tag}' || echo main-ppg18", , returnStdout: true).trim()
     echo "DB_TAG is $DB_TAG"
 }
 
@@ -387,15 +387,15 @@ pipeline {
         choice(name: 'TEST_SUITE', choices: ['run-release.csv', 'run-distro.csv'], description: 'Choose test suite from file (e2e-tests/run-*), used only if TEST_LIST not specified.')
         text(name: 'TEST_LIST', defaultValue: '', description: 'List of tests to run separated by new line')
         choice(name: 'IGNORE_PREVIOUS_RUN', choices: 'NO\nYES', description: 'Ignore passed tests in previous run (run all)')
-        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17', description: 'Implies release run.')
+        choice(name: 'PILLAR_VERSION', choices: 'none\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18', description: 'Implies release run.')
         string(name: 'GIT_BRANCH', defaultValue: 'main', description: 'Tag/Branch for percona/percona-postgresql-operator repository')
         string(name: 'PLATFORM_VER', defaultValue: 'latest', description: 'OpenShift kubernetes version. If set to min or max, value will be automatically taken from release_versions file.')
         choice(name: 'CLUSTER_WIDE', choices: 'YES\nNO', description: 'Run tests in cluster wide mode')
         string(name: 'PG_VER', defaultValue: '', description: 'PG version')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_OPERATOR', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-postgres')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbouncer')
-        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg17-pgbackrest')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_POSTGRESQL', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-postgres')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_PGBOUNCER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbouncer')
+        string(name: 'IMAGE_BACKREST', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/percona-postgresql-operator:main-ppg18-pgbackrest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM_SERVER', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-server:dev-latest')
         string(name: 'IMAGE_PMM3_CLIENT', defaultValue: '', description: 'ex: perconalab/pmm-client:3-dev-latest')