diff --git a/misc/python/materialize/mzcompose.py b/misc/python/materialize/mzcompose.py
index d8506fa71e10e..ca65dbf0428d7 100644
--- a/misc/python/materialize/mzcompose.py
+++ b/misc/python/materialize/mzcompose.py
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ class Redpanda(PythonService):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name: str = "redpanda",
-        version: str = "v21.10.2",
+        version: str = "v21.11.1-beta1",
         image: Optional[str] = None,
         aliases: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         ports: Optional[List[int]] = None,
diff --git a/test/redpanda/mzworkflows.py b/test/redpanda/mzworkflows.py
index d673d31d99cfc..c721e72e38556 100644
--- a/test/redpanda/mzworkflows.py
+++ b/test/redpanda/mzworkflows.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ def workflow_redpanda_testdrive(w: Workflow):
 
     # Features currently not supported by Redpanda:
     # - `kafka-time-offset.td` (https://github.com/vectorizedio/redpanda/issues/2397)
-    # - `schema-registry-publish` with `format=protobuf` (Redpanda does not support schema publication for protobuf/json)
 
     # Due to interactions between docker-compose, entrypoint, command, and bash, it is not possible to have
     # a more complex filtering expression in 'command' . So we basically run the entire testdrive suite here
@@ -32,5 +31,5 @@ def workflow_redpanda_testdrive(w: Workflow):
 
     w.run_service(
         service="testdrive-svc",
-        command="grep -L -E 'kafka_time_offset|schema-type=protobuf' testdrive/*.td",
+        command="grep -L -E 'kafka_time_offset' testdrive/*.td",
     )