diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6da4561fff9c31d05bf40e58f596c2e8b4ce474b..fb576bc354c2ef02252743b1b876ce847c78b556 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ RUN curl -fL -Lo /tmp/redis-${REDIS_VERSION}.tar.gz ${REDIS_DOWNLOAD_URL}/redis-
     tar xvzf redis-${REDIS_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
     cd redis-${REDIS_VERSION} && \
     make && \
-    make install BUILD_TLS=yes && \
-    mkdir -p /etc/redis && \
-    cp -f *.conf /etc/redis
+    make install BUILD_TLS=yes
 
 FROM alpine:3.15
 
@@ -31,9 +29,8 @@ LABEL VERSION=1.0 \
 
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/redis-server /usr/local/bin/redis-server
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/redis-cli /usr/local/bin/redis-cli
-COPY --from=builder /etc/redis /etc/redis
 
-RUN addgroup -S -g 1001 redis && adduser -S -G redis -u 1001 redis && \
+RUN addgroup -S -g 1000 redis && adduser -S -G redis -u 1000 redis && \
     apk add --no-cache bash
 
 COPY redis.conf /etc/redis/redis.conf
@@ -44,9 +41,6 @@ COPY setupMasterSlave.sh /usr/bin/setupMasterSlave.sh
 
 COPY healthcheck.sh /usr/bin/healthcheck.sh
 
-RUN mkdir -p /opt/redis/ && \
-    chmod -R g+rwX /etc/redis /opt/redis
-
 VOLUME ["/data"]
 
 WORKDIR /data
diff --git a/Dockerfile.exporter b/Dockerfile.exporter
index 1ec4a21e139a2029ee0a24d6140d1ba86a7529b9..cd1efc46b1458caf6ce25fb10a0b9edb1d62c469 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.exporter
+++ b/Dockerfile.exporter
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.15 as builder
 
 ARG EXPORTER_URL="https://github.com/oliver006/redis_exporter/releases/download"
 
-ARG REDIS_EXPORTER_VERSION="1.5.2"
+ARG REDIS_EXPORTER_VERSION="1.44.0"
 
 RUN  apk add --no-cache curl ca-certificates && \
       curl -fL -Lo /tmp/redis_exporter-v${REDIS_EXPORTER_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ede1763ce4721db889fd206e4db4e0ca6058d6f1..afaacf01ef58f17b74cef51ad698db03b85feb9b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-REDIS_VERSION ?= 6.2.5
-EXPORTER_VERSION?=1.0
+REDIS_VERSION ?= v7.0.5
+EXPORTER_VERSION ?= v1.44.0
 
 build-redis-image:
 	docker build -t quay.io/opstree/redis:$(REDIS_VERSION) -f Dockerfile .
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index a623ca49d85bb3d33657a6d8bd95b9975a07ed03..590e9cee4043bfb8a49510ca7688d428340c1e75 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -2,20 +2,17 @@
 
 set -a
 
-CLUSTER_DIRECTORY=${CLUSTER_DIRECTORY:-"/opt/redis"}
 PERSISTENCE_ENABLED=${PERSISTENCE_ENABLED:-"false"}
 DATA_DIR=${DATA_DIR:-"/data"}
 EXTERNAL_CONFIG_FILE=${EXTERNAL_CONFIG_FILE:-"/etc/redis/external.conf.d/redis-external.conf"}
+REDIS_MAJOR_VERSION=${REDIS_MAJOR_VERSION:-"v7"}
 
 apply_permissions() {
-    chgrp -R 0 /etc/redis
+    chgrp -R 1000 /etc/redis
     chmod -R g=u /etc/redis
-    chgrp -R 0 /opt
-    chmod -R g=u /opt
 }
 
 common_operation() {
-    mkdir -p "${CLUSTER_DIRECTORY}"
     mkdir -p "${DATA_DIR}"
 }
 
@@ -40,11 +37,12 @@ redis_mode_setup() {
             echo cluster-config-file "${DATA_DIR}/nodes.conf"
         } >> /etc/redis/redis.conf
 
-        if [[ -z "${POD_IP}" ]]; then
-            POD_IP=$(hostname -i)
+        if [[ "${REDIS_MAJOR_VERSION}" != "v7" ]]; then
+          if [[ -z "${POD_IP}" ]]; then
+              POD_IP=$(hostname -i)
+          fi
+          sed -i -e "/myself/ s/[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}/${POD_IP}/" "${DATA_DIR}/nodes.conf"
         fi
-
-        sed -i -e "/myself/ s/[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}/${POD_IP}/" "${DATA_DIR}/nodes.conf"
     else
         echo "Setting up redis in standalone mode"
     fi
@@ -95,7 +93,11 @@ external_config() {
 start_redis() {
     if [[ "${SETUP_MODE}" == "cluster" ]]; then
         echo "Starting redis service in cluster mode....."
-        redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf --cluster-announce-ip "${POD_IP}"
+        if [[ "${REDIS_MAJOR_VERSION}" != "v7" ]]; then
+          redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf --cluster-announce-ip "${POD_IP}"
+        else
+          redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf
+        fi
     else
         echo "Starting redis service in standalone mode....."
         redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf