diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9a207d2..7b25c56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
         with:
           images: tarantool/tarantool-operator
+          tags: |
+            # set `latest` tag for master branch
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', 'master') }}
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
diff --git a/pkg/reconciliation/steps/role/join_instances.go b/pkg/reconciliation/steps/role/join_instances.go
index b743afa..13f7867 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciliation/steps/role/join_instances.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciliation/steps/role/join_instances.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (r *JoinInstancesStep[PhaseType, RoleType, CtxType, CtrlType]) Reconcile(ct
 					continue
 				}
 
-				if !utils.IsPodRunning(pod) || !utils.IsPodDefaultContainerReady(pod) {
+				if !utils.IsPodRunning(pod) || utils.IsPodDeleting(pod) {
 					allJoined = false
 
 					continue
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (r *JoinInstancesStep[PhaseType, RoleType, CtxType, CtrlType]) Reconcile(ct
 					vshard := role.GetVShardConfig()
 
 					alias, err := role.GetReplicasetName(stsOrdinal)
-					if uuidErr != nil {
+					if err != nil {
 						return Error(err)
 					}
 
diff --git a/pkg/utils/pods.go b/pkg/utils/pods.go
index 98276f1..d48cf62 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/pods.go
@@ -10,18 +10,6 @@ func IsPodRunning(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	return pod.Status.Phase == v1.PodRunning
 }
 
-func IsPodDefaultContainerReady(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
-	if !IsPodRunning(pod) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if pod.Status.ContainerStatuses == nil || len(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses) == 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].Ready
-}
-
 // IsPodReady returns true if a pod is ready; false otherwise.
 func IsPodReady(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	return IsPodReadyConditionTrue(pod.Status)
diff --git a/test/resources/pod.go b/test/resources/pod.go
index 232d4bb..98a59be 100644
--- a/test/resources/pod.go
+++ b/test/resources/pod.go
@@ -54,16 +54,6 @@ func (r *FakeCartridge) WithStoragePodsCreated() *FakeCartridge {
 func (r *FakeCartridge) WithAllPodsRunning() *FakeCartridge {
 	for _, pod := range r.Pods {
 		r.setPodRunning(pod)
-		r.setPodContainerReady(pod, PodContainerName)
-	}
-
-	return r
-}
-
-func (r *FakeCartridge) WithAllPodsReady() *FakeCartridge {
-	for _, pod := range r.Pods {
-		r.setPodReady(pod)
-		r.setPodContainerReady(pod, PodContainerName)
 	}
 
 	return r
@@ -79,25 +69,6 @@ func (r *FakeCartridge) WithPodsRunning(names ...string) *FakeCartridge {
 		_, ok := namesMap[pod.GetName()]
 		if ok {
 			r.setPodRunning(pod)
-			r.setPodContainerReady(pod, PodContainerName)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return r
-}
-
-func (r *FakeCartridge) WithPodsReady(names ...string) *FakeCartridge {
-	namesMap := make(map[string]bool, len(names))
-	for _, name := range names {
-		namesMap[name] = true
-	}
-
-	for _, pod := range r.Pods {
-		_, ok := namesMap[pod.GetName()]
-		if ok {
-			r.setPodRunning(pod)
-			r.setPodReady(pod)
-			r.setPodContainerReady(pod, PodContainerName)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -107,7 +78,6 @@ func (r *FakeCartridge) WithPodsReady(names ...string) *FakeCartridge {
 func (r *FakeCartridge) WithAllPodsDeleting() *FakeCartridge {
 	for _, pod := range r.Pods {
 		r.setPodDeleting(pod)
-		r.setPodContainerReady(pod, PodContainerName)
 	}
 
 	return r
@@ -117,38 +87,7 @@ func (r *FakeCartridge) setPodRunning(pod *v1.Pod) {
 	pod.Status.Phase = v1.PodRunning
 }
 
-func (r *FakeCartridge) setPodReady(pod *v1.Pod) {
-	if pod.Status.Conditions == nil {
-		pod.Status.Conditions = []v1.PodCondition{}
-	}
-
-	pod.Status.Conditions = append(pod.Status.Conditions, v1.PodCondition{
-		Type:    v1.PodReady,
-		Status:  v1.ConditionTrue,
-		Reason:  "Ready",
-		Message: "Ready",
-	})
-}
-
 func (r *FakeCartridge) setPodDeleting(pod *v1.Pod) {
 	now := metav1.Now()
 	pod.DeletionTimestamp = &now
 }
-
-//nolint:unparam
-func (r *FakeCartridge) setPodContainerReady(pod *v1.Pod, containerName string) {
-	if pod.Status.ContainerStatuses == nil {
-		pod.Status.ContainerStatuses = []v1.ContainerStatus{}
-	}
-
-	started := true
-
-	pod.Status.ContainerStatuses = append(
-		pod.Status.ContainerStatuses,
-		v1.ContainerStatus{
-			Name:    containerName,
-			Ready:   true,
-			Started: &started,
-		},
-	)
-}