diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc1d3dd3..8a3a1f12 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ undeploy-flink:
 
 deploy-kafka: deploy deploy-flink
 	kubectl create namespace kafka || echo "skipping"
-	kubectl apply -f "https://strimzi.io/install/latest?namespace=kafka" -n kafka
+	curl -sL "https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/releases/download/1.0.0/strimzi-cluster-operator-1.0.0.yaml" | sed 's/namespace: myproject/namespace: kafka/g' | kubectl apply -f - -n kafka
 	sleep 10 # avoid kubectl race condition
 	kubectl wait --for=condition=Established=True crds/kafkas.kafka.strimzi.io
 	kubectl apply -f ./deploy/samples/kafkadb.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ undeploy-kafka:
 	kubectl delete kafkatopic.kafka.strimzi.io --all || echo "skipping"
 	kubectl delete strimzi -n kafka --all || echo "skipping"
 	kubectl delete pvc -l strimzi.io/name=one-kafka -n kafka || echo "skipping"
-	kubectl delete -f "https://strimzi.io/install/latest?namespace=kafka" -n kafka || echo "skipping"
+	curl -sL "https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/releases/download/1.0.0/strimzi-cluster-operator-1.0.0.yaml" | sed 's/namespace: myproject/namespace: kafka/g' | kubectl delete -f - -n kafka || echo "skipping"
 	kubectl delete -f ./deploy/samples/kafkadb.yaml || echo "skipping"
 	kubectl delete namespace kafka || echo "skipping"
 
diff --git a/deploy/dev/kafka.yaml b/deploy/dev/kafka.yaml
index 7525429e..ec166024 100644
--- a/deploy/dev/kafka.yaml
+++ b/deploy/dev/kafka.yaml
@@ -58,13 +58,10 @@ kind: Kafka
 metadata:
   name: one
   namespace: kafka
-  annotations:
-    strimzi.io/node-pools: enabled
-    strimzi.io/kraft: enabled
 spec:
   kafka:
     version: 4.2.0
-    metadataVersion: "4.0"
+    metadataVersion: 4.2-IV1
     listeners:
       - name: plain
         port: 9094