diff --git a/pod2daemon/Makefile b/pod2daemon/Makefile
index 5f6a1a366cd..7b987c934d5 100644
--- a/pod2daemon/Makefile
+++ b/pod2daemon/Makefile
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $(BINDIR)/csi-driver-%: $(SRC_FILES)
 	$(call build_binary, csidriver/main.go, $@)
 
 UPSTREAM_REGISTRAR_PROJECT ?= kubernetes-csi/$(REGISTRAR_IMAGE)
-UPSTREAM_REGISTRAR_TAG     ?= v2.8.0
+UPSTREAM_REGISTRAR_TAG     ?= v2.9.1
 
 REGISTRAR_TIGERA_BUILD_CMD="cd /go/src/github.com/$(UPSTREAM_REGISTRAR_PROJECT) && \
 	go build -tags $(TAGS) -buildvcs=false -v -o $(BINDIR)/csi-node-driver-registrar cmd/csi-node-driver-registrar/*.go"