diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloud-deployment-example.yml b/.github/workflows/cloud-deployment-example.yml
index 5c4e1e01a..7f84f6fc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cloud-deployment-example.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloud-deployment-example.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Kind
         run: |
-          curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.20.0/kind-linux-amd64
+          curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.30.0/kind-linux-amd64
           chmod +x ./kind
           sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
           kind version
diff --git a/examples/cloud-deployment/scripts/deploy.sh b/examples/cloud-deployment/scripts/deploy.sh
index fff2a6061..9fc890eee 100755
--- a/examples/cloud-deployment/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/examples/cloud-deployment/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -177,8 +177,12 @@ if ! kubectl get namespace kafka > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 if ! kubectl get crd kafkas.kafka.strimzi.io > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Installing Strimzi operator..."
-    kubectl create -f 'https://strimzi.io/install/latest?namespace=kafka' -n kafka
+    echo "Installing Strimzi operator... at https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/releases/download/0.50.1/strimzi-cluster-operator-0.50.1.yaml"
+    curl -sL 'https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/releases/download/0.50.1/strimzi-cluster-operator-0.50.1.yaml' \
+        | sed 's/namespace: .*/namespace: kafka/' \
+        | kubectl apply -f - -n kafka
+#    echo "Installing Strimzi operator..."
+#    kubectl create -f 'https://strimzi.io/install/latest?namespace=kafka' -n kafka
 
     echo "Waiting for Strimzi operator deployment to be created..."
     for i in {1..30}; do