diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a9386b5..2b3a0a09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The recommended Docker-in-Docker image runs its own Docker daemon for jobs. Jobs
 
 ```bash
 docker run --privileged -e GITEA_INSTANCE_URL=https://your_gitea.com -e GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN=<your_token> \
-  -v "$PWD/data:/data" -v runner-docker:/var/lib/docker --name my_runner gitea/runner:nightly-dind
+  -v "$PWD/data:/data" -v runner-docker:/var/lib/docker --name my_runner gitea/runner:latest-dind
 ```
 
 The volumes keep the registration and the image cache across container recreation. The image reads more variables, such as `GITEA_RUNNER_LABELS` and `CONFIG_FILE`, see [scripts/run.sh](scripts/run.sh) and the [Docker example](examples/docker/README.md).
diff --git a/examples/docker/README.md b/examples/docker/README.md
index 58c1a96c..fc80a002 100644
--- a/examples/docker/README.md
+++ b/examples/docker/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ docker run --privileged \
   -e GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN=<runner_token> \
   -v "$PWD/data:/data" \
   -v runner-docker:/var/lib/docker \
-  --name my_runner gitea/runner:nightly-dind
+  --name my_runner gitea/runner:latest-dind
 ```
 
 The volumes keep the runner's registration and the job image cache. See [image flavours](../../README.md#image-flavours) for alternatives.
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/dind-docker.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/dind-docker.yaml
index 9359af27..b5b742f0 100644
--- a/examples/kubernetes/dind-docker.yaml
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/dind-docker.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ spec:
         restartPolicy: Always
       containers:
       - name: runner
-        image: gitea/runner:nightly
+        image: gitea/runner:latest
         env:
         - name: GITEA_INSTANCE_URL
           value: http://gitea-http.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/kubernetes-pods.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/kubernetes-pods.yaml
index 9b3c8aac..1796ae27 100644
--- a/examples/kubernetes/kubernetes-pods.yaml
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/kubernetes-pods.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10800 # keep above runner.shutdown_timeout, see README
       containers:
       - name: runner
-        image: gitea/runner:nightly
+        image: gitea/runner:latest
         env:
         - name: GITEA_INSTANCE_URL
           value: http://gitea-http.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/rootless-docker.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/rootless-docker.yaml
index 43ef81fc..784c6858 100644
--- a/examples/kubernetes/rootless-docker.yaml
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/rootless-docker.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
         fsGroup: 1000
       containers:
       - name: runner
-        image: gitea/runner:nightly-dind-rootless
+        image: gitea/runner:latest-dind-rootless
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         env:
         - name: DOCKER_HOST
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/statefulset-dind.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/statefulset-dind.yaml
index 94c9cae7..1cb31a31 100644
--- a/examples/kubernetes/statefulset-dind.yaml
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/statefulset-dind.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ spec:
         restartPolicy: Always
       containers:
       - name: runner
-        image: gitea/runner:nightly
+        image: gitea/runner:latest
         env:
         - name: GITEA_INSTANCE_URL
           value: http://gitea-http.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000