diff --git a/controllers/datasciencecluster/datasciencecluster_controller.go b/controllers/datasciencecluster/datasciencecluster_controller.go
index dee03c1c41d..a185a735e6c 100644
--- a/controllers/datasciencecluster/datasciencecluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/datasciencecluster/datasciencecluster_controller.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (r *DataScienceClusterReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.R
 	r.Log.Info("Reconciling DataScienceCluster resources", "Request.Name", req.Name)
 
 	// Get information on version
-	currentOperatorReleaseVersion, err := cluster.GetReleaseFromCSV(ctx, r.Client)
+	currentOperatorReleaseVersion, err := cluster.GetRelease(ctx, r.Client)
 	if err != nil {
 		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to get operator release version")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
diff --git a/controllers/dscinitialization/dscinitialization_controller.go b/controllers/dscinitialization/dscinitialization_controller.go
index 99ce0d624d8..962c4d8d9e2 100644
--- a/controllers/dscinitialization/dscinitialization_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/dscinitialization/dscinitialization_controller.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type DSCInitializationReconciler struct {
 func (r *DSCInitializationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) { //nolint:funlen,gocyclo,maintidx
 	r.Log.Info("Reconciling DSCInitialization.", "DSCInitialization Request.Name", req.Name)
 
-	currentOperatorReleaseVersion, err := cluster.GetReleaseFromCSV(ctx, r.Client)
+	currentOperatorReleaseVersion, err := cluster.GetRelease(ctx, r.Client)
 	if err != nil {
 		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to get operator release version")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 62401d984e6..d9c1c913261 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	// get old release version before we create default DSCI CR
-	oldReleaseVersion, _ := upgrade.GetReleaseFromCR(ctx, setupClient)
+	oldReleaseVersion, _ := upgrade.GetDeployedRelease(ctx, setupClient)
 
 	// Check if user opted for disabling DSC configuration
 	disableDSCConfig, existDSCConfig := os.LookupEnv("DISABLE_DSC_CONFIG")
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster_config.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster_config.go
index 6e2707dbfa6..a1c462aeeee 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster_config.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster_config.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ type Release struct {
 	Version version.OperatorVersion `json:"version,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func GetReleaseFromCSV(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (Release, error) {
+func GetRelease(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (Release, error) {
 	initRelease := Release{
 		// dummy version set to name "", version 0.0.0
 		Version: version.OperatorVersion{
diff --git a/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go b/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
index 93f94b9c071..449353fd6c2 100644
--- a/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/upgrade/upgrade.go
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func deleteDeprecatedNamespace(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, namespace
 	return nil
 }
 
-func GetReleaseFromCR(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (cluster.Release, error) {
+func GetDeployedRelease(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (cluster.Release, error) {
 	dsciInstance := &dsciv1.DSCInitializationList{}
 	if err := cli.List(ctx, dsciInstance); err != nil {
 		return cluster.Release{}, err