diff --git a/charts/kyverno/Chart.yaml b/charts/kyverno/Chart.yaml
index 434396bc1d..e5e64aceae 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: kyverno
-version: v1.3.4
-appVersion: v1.3.4
+version: v1.3.5-rc1
+appVersion: v1.3.5-rc1
 icon: https://github.com/kyverno/kyverno/raw/main/img/logo.png
 description: Kubernetes Native Policy Management
 keywords:
diff --git a/definitions/install.yaml b/definitions/install.yaml
index c1dc3bdc05..9aa09d0a9c 100644
--- a/definitions/install.yaml
+++ b/definitions/install.yaml
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         - name: KYVERNO_SVC
           value: kyverno-svc
-        image: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyverno:v1.3.4
+        image: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyverno:v1.3.5-rc1
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: 4
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ spec:
           readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
           runAsNonRoot: true
       initContainers:
-      - image: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyvernopre:v1.3.4
+      - image: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyvernopre:v1.3.4-rc1
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: kyverno-pre
         securityContext:
diff --git a/definitions/kustomization.yaml b/definitions/kustomization.yaml
index b038b001a9..b84cb399c6 100755
--- a/definitions/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/definitions/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyverno
   newName: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyverno
-  newTag: v1.3.4
+  newTag: v1.3.5-rc1
 - name: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyvernopre
   newName: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyvernopre
-  newTag: v1.3.4
+  newTag: v1.3.4-rc1
diff --git a/definitions/release/install.yaml b/definitions/release/install.yaml
index ca3b27db4c..9aa09d0a9c 100755
--- a/definitions/release/install.yaml
+++ b/definitions/release/install.yaml
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         - name: KYVERNO_SVC
           value: kyverno-svc
-        image: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyverno:v1.3.4
+        image: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyverno:v1.3.5-rc1
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: 4
@@ -2480,9 +2480,8 @@ spec:
           privileged: false
           readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
           runAsNonRoot: true
-          runAsUser: 1000
       initContainers:
-      - image: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyvernopre:v1.3.4
+      - image: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyvernopre:v1.3.4-rc1
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: kyverno-pre
         securityContext:
@@ -2493,7 +2492,6 @@ spec:
           privileged: false
           readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
           runAsNonRoot: true
-          runAsUser: 1000
       securityContext:
         runAsNonRoot: true
       serviceAccountName: kyverno-service-account