diff --git a/olm/ci.yaml b/olm/ci.yaml
index e00809910..7e68676ba 100644
--- a/olm/ci.yaml
+++ b/olm/ci.yaml
@@ -11,15 +11,10 @@
 #
 
 ---
-# Eclipse Che uses \`replaces-mode\` instead of \`semver-mode\` because we produce next versioned 9.9.9.*
-# which would be seen as newer than all the stable 7.yy.z releases by semver rules, preventing anyone from updating
-# from a next to a 7.yy.z release.
 # See also https://operator-framework.github.io/community-operators/operator-ci-yaml/#operator-versioning
-
-# NOTE: if you update this file, you need to submit a PR against these two files:
-# https://github.com/operator-framework/community-operators/blob/master/community-operators/eclipse-che/ci.yaml
-# https://github.com/operator-framework/community-operators/blob/master/upstream-community-operators/eclipse-che/ci.yaml
-updateGraph: replaces-mode
+# NOTE: if you update this file, you need to submit a PR against this file:
+# https://github.com/redhat-openshift-ecosystem/community-operators-prod/blob/main/operators/eclipse-che/ci.yaml
+updateGraph: semver-mode
 addReviewers: true
 reviewers:
   - che-incubator-bot
diff --git a/olm/prepare-community-operators-update.sh b/olm/prepare-community-operators-update.sh
index 3714994b9..c6e2ec03d 100755
--- a/olm/prepare-community-operators-update.sh
+++ b/olm/prepare-community-operators-update.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ do
   echo
   sed \
   -e "/^  replaces: ${packageName}.v.*/d" \
-  -e "/^  version: ${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/i\ \ replaces: eclipse-che.v${PREVIOUS_PACKAGE_VERSION}" \
   -e "s/${packageName}/eclipse-che/" \
   "${OPERATOR_REPO}/bundle/$channel/eclipse-che-preview-openshift/manifests/che-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml" \
   > "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/manifests/eclipse-che.v${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}.clusterserviceversion.yaml"
@@ -128,8 +127,8 @@ do
   echo "   - Update the CRD files"
   cp "${OPERATOR_REPO}/bundle/$channel/eclipse-che-preview-openshift/manifests/org_v1_che_crd.yaml" "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/manifests/checlusters.org.eclipse.che.crd.yaml"
   cp "${OPERATOR_REPO}/bundle/$channel/eclipse-che-preview-openshift/manifests/org.eclipse.che_chebackupserverconfigurations_crd.yaml" "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/manifests/org.eclipse.che_chebackupserverconfigurations_crd.yaml"
-  cp "${OPERATOR_REPO}/bundle/$channel/eclipse-che-preview-openshift/manifests//org.eclipse.che_checlusterbackups_crd.yaml" "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/manifests/org.eclipse.che_checlusterbackups_crd.yaml"
-  cp "${OPERATOR_REPO}/bundle/$channel/eclipse-che-preview-openshift/manifests//org.eclipse.che_checlusterrestores_crd.yaml" "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/manifests/org.eclipse.che_checlusterrestores_crd.yaml"
+  cp "${OPERATOR_REPO}/bundle/$channel/eclipse-che-preview-openshift/manifests/org.eclipse.che_checlusterbackups_crd.yaml" "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/manifests/org.eclipse.che_checlusterbackups_crd.yaml"
+  cp "${OPERATOR_REPO}/bundle/$channel/eclipse-che-preview-openshift/manifests/org.eclipse.che_checlusterrestores_crd.yaml" "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/manifests/org.eclipse.che_checlusterrestores_crd.yaml"
   echo
 
   cp ${OPERATOR_REPO}/bundle/$channel/eclipse-che-preview-openshift/metadata/* "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/metadata"
@@ -139,9 +138,6 @@ do
     -e '/operators.operatorframework.io.test.mediatype.v1: scorecard+v1/d' \
     -i "${folderToUpdate}/${LAST_PACKAGE_VERSION}/metadata/annotations.yaml"
 
-  # NOTE: if you update this file, you need to submit a PR against these two files:
-  # https://github.com/redhat-openshift-ecosystem/community-operators-prod/blob/main/operators/eclipse-che/ci.yaml
-  # https://github.com/k8s-operatorhub/community-operators/blob/main/operators/eclipse-che/ci.yaml
   echo "   - Replace ci.yaml file"
   cp ${BASE_DIR}/ci.yaml ${folderToUpdate}/ci.yaml
 
diff --git a/olm/release-olm-files.sh b/olm/release-olm-files.sh
index 8ea471204..a14525433 100755
--- a/olm/release-olm-files.sh
+++ b/olm/release-olm-files.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ sed \
 -e 's|"pluginRegistryImage": *"quay.io/eclipse/che-plugin-registry:next"|"pluginRegistryImage": ""|' \
 -e "/^  replaces: ${packageName}.v.*/d" \
 -e "s/^  version: ${lastPackageNextVersion}/  version: ${RELEASE}/" \
--e "/^  version: ${RELEASE}/i\ \ replaces: ${packageName}.v${LAST_RELEASE_VERSION}" \
 -e "s/: next/: ${RELEASE}/" \
 -e "s/:next/:${RELEASE}/" \
 -e "s/${lastPackageNextVersion}/${RELEASE}/" \