diff --git a/bundle/manifests/amd-gpu-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/amd-gpu-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index bc7e0a73..fac57f01 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/amd-gpu-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/amd-gpu-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ metadata:
               "imageRegistrySecret": {
                 "name": "docker-auth"
               },
-              "version": "7.0"
+              "version": "30.20.1"
             },
             "selector": {
               "feature.node.kubernetes.io/amd-gpu": "true"
diff --git a/hack/k8s-patch/template-patch/pre-upgrade-hook.yaml b/hack/k8s-patch/template-patch/pre-upgrade-hook.yaml
index e93b101b..600edc47 100644
--- a/hack/k8s-patch/template-patch/pre-upgrade-hook.yaml
+++ b/hack/k8s-patch/template-patch/pre-upgrade-hook.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ spec:
               echo "$deviceconfigs" | jq .
 
               # Check if any UpgradeState is in the blocked states
-              blocked_states='["Upgrade-Not-Started", "Upgrade-Started", "Install-In-Progress", "Upgrade-In-Progress"]'
+              blocked_states='["Upgrade-Not-Started", "Upgrade-Started", "Upgrade-In-Progress"]'
               if echo "$deviceconfigs" | jq --argjson blocked_states "$blocked_states" -e '
                   .items[] |
                   .status.nodeModuleStatus // {} |
diff --git a/helm-charts-k8s/Chart.lock b/helm-charts-k8s/Chart.lock
index 058c7ecf..be08b5b4 100644
--- a/helm-charts-k8s/Chart.lock
+++ b/helm-charts-k8s/Chart.lock
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ dependencies:
   repository: file://./charts/remediation
   version: v1.0.0
 digest: sha256:41fa6a6232514acebf6abdcb1bccaf087e134b9f413b8fa33a7fec1f58a99e07
-generated: "2025-12-09T09:27:36.511662862Z"
+generated: "2026-01-05T19:49:07.882445585Z"
diff --git a/helm-charts-k8s/templates/pre-upgrade-hook.yaml b/helm-charts-k8s/templates/pre-upgrade-hook.yaml
index e93b101b..600edc47 100644
--- a/helm-charts-k8s/templates/pre-upgrade-hook.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts-k8s/templates/pre-upgrade-hook.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ spec:
               echo "$deviceconfigs" | jq .
 
               # Check if any UpgradeState is in the blocked states
-              blocked_states='["Upgrade-Not-Started", "Upgrade-Started", "Install-In-Progress", "Upgrade-In-Progress"]'
+              blocked_states='["Upgrade-Not-Started", "Upgrade-Started", "Upgrade-In-Progress"]'
               if echo "$deviceconfigs" | jq --argjson blocked_states "$blocked_states" -e '
                   .items[] |
                   .status.nodeModuleStatus // {} |
diff --git a/internal/controllers/device_config_reconciler.go b/internal/controllers/device_config_reconciler.go
index 90ef9e26..aa69b65b 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/device_config_reconciler.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/device_config_reconciler.go
@@ -605,11 +605,19 @@ func (dcrh *deviceConfigReconcilerHelper) buildDeviceConfigNodeStatus(ctx contex
 				// push their status back to DeviceConfig
 				if module.Namespace == devConfig.Namespace &&
 					module.Name == devConfig.Name {
+					// if the DeviceConfig is not managing drivers, remove the driver status information
+					// need to remove this redundant info to unblock a known issue https://github.com/ROCm/gpu-operator/issues/403
+					// the driver management is disabled but there is probability that dirver status get stuck in Install-In-Progress
+					nodeStatus := amdv1alpha1.UpgradeStateEmpty
+					if utils.ShouldUseKMM(devConfig) {
+						// only assign node driver status value when DeviceConfig is managing drivers
+						nodeStatus = dcrh.upgradeMgrHandler.GetNodeStatus(node.Name)
+					}
 					devConfig.Status.NodeModuleStatus[node.Name] = amdv1alpha1.ModuleStatus{
 						ContainerImage:     module.Config.ContainerImage,
 						KernelVersion:      module.Config.KernelVersion,
 						LastTransitionTime: module.LastTransitionTime.String(),
-						Status:             dcrh.upgradeMgrHandler.GetNodeStatus(node.Name),
+						Status:             nodeStatus,
 						UpgradeStartTime:   upgradeStartTime,
 						BootId:             bootId,
 					}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/cluster_test.go b/tests/e2e/cluster_test.go
index 2ea9cb68..c8801b8b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/cluster_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/cluster_test.go
@@ -3140,9 +3140,9 @@ func (s *E2ESuite) TestPreUpgradeHookFailure(c *C) {
 	}
 
 	if s.openshift {
-		devCfg.Spec.Driver.Version = "el9-6.1.0"
+		devCfg.Spec.Driver.Version = "30.20.1"
 	} else {
-		devCfg.Spec.Driver.Version = "6.1.0"
+		devCfg.Spec.Driver.Version = "30.20.1"
 	}
 	s.patchDriversVersion(devCfg, c)
 	s.verifyDeviceConfigStatus(devCfg, c)