diff --git a/config/base/manager_pull_policy.yaml b/config/base/manager_pull_policy.yaml
index cd7ae12c01..74a0879c60 100644
--- a/config/base/manager_pull_policy.yaml
+++ b/config/base/manager_pull_policy.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: manager
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_setup_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_setup_test.go
index 4276181c32..67d4ed742c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_setup_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_setup_test.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func Setup(specName string, f func(testSpecificSettings func() testSettings), op
 func setupNamespaceWithVMOperatorDependenciesVCSim(managementClusterProxy framework.ClusterProxy, workloadClusterNamespace string) {
 	c := managementClusterProxy.GetClient()
 
-	vCenterSimulator, err := vspherevcsim.Get(ctx, bootstrapClusterProxy.GetClient())
+	vCenterSimulator, err := vspherevcsim.Get(ctx, c)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to get VCenterSimulator")
 
 	Byf("Creating VMOperatorDependencies %s", klog.KRef(workloadClusterNamespace, "vcsim"))
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/net-operator/tilt-provider.yaml b/test/infrastructure/net-operator/tilt-provider.yaml
index 5a72dea94c..05afa8f8b5 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/net-operator/tilt-provider.yaml
+++ b/test/infrastructure/net-operator/tilt-provider.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: net-operator
   config:
-    version: v1.10.99
+    version: v1.11.99
     image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-capi-vsphere/cluster-api-net-operator
     live_reload_deps:
       - main.go
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/vcsim/config/default/manager_pull_policy.yaml b/test/infrastructure/vcsim/config/default/manager_pull_policy.yaml
index cd7ae12c01..74a0879c60 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/vcsim/config/default/manager_pull_policy.yaml
+++ b/test/infrastructure/vcsim/config/default/manager_pull_policy.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: manager
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/vcsim/tilt-provider.yaml b/test/infrastructure/vcsim/tilt-provider.yaml
index 1726426c73..edc92ca8b3 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/vcsim/tilt-provider.yaml
+++ b/test/infrastructure/vcsim/tilt-provider.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: vcsim
   config:
-    version: v1.10.99
+    version: v1.11.99
     image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-capi-vsphere/cluster-api-vcsim-controller
     live_reload_deps:
       - main.go
diff --git a/tilt-provider.yaml b/tilt-provider.yaml
index 4a5a9715b6..b8ec74a2b9 100644
--- a/tilt-provider.yaml
+++ b/tilt-provider.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: vsphere
   config:
-    version: v1.10.99
+    version: v1.11.99
     image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-capi-vsphere/cluster-api-vsphere-controller
     live_reload_deps:
       - main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     label: CAPV
 - name: vsphere-supervisor
   config:
-    version: v1.10.99
+    version: v1.11.99
     image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-capi-vsphere/cluster-api-vsphere-controller
     live_reload_deps:
       - main.go