diff --git a/bin/pveceph b/bin/pveceph
index 96ca63c9..58ec71d6 100755
--- a/bin/pveceph
+++ b/bin/pveceph
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method ({
     code => sub {
 	my ($param) = @_;
 
-	my $cephver = 'dumpling';
+	my $cephver = 'emperor';
 
 	local $ENV{DEBIAN_FRONTEND} = 'noninteractive';