diff --git a/cmd/stackit-csi-plugin/apko-base-image.yaml b/cmd/stackit-csi-plugin/apko-base-image.yaml
index 9db9604e..f61a6b7d 100644
--- a/cmd/stackit-csi-plugin/apko-base-image.yaml
+++ b/cmd/stackit-csi-plugin/apko-base-image.yaml
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ contents:
   packages:
   - busybox # required by fsck.xfs as it is a sh script
   - ca-certificates
-  - blkid=~2.41.2
-  - blockdev=~2.41.2
-  - e2fsprogs=~1.47.3
-  - e2fsprogs-extra=~1.47.3
-  - lsblk=~2.41.2
-  - mount=~2.41.2
-  - umount=~2.41.2
-  - btrfs-progs=~6.17
-  - udev=~258.1
-  - util-linux-misc=~2.41.2 # contains fsck
-  - xfsprogs=~6.17.0
-  - xfsprogs-core=~6.17.0
-  - xfsprogs-extra=~6.17.0 # contains xfs_io
-  - findmnt=~2.41.2
+  - blkid=~2.42.2
+  - blockdev=~2.42.2
+  - btrfs-progs=~7.1
+  - e2fsprogs=~1.47.4
+  - e2fsprogs-extra=~1.47.4
+  - lsblk=~2.42.2
+  - mount=~2.42.2
+  - umount=~2.42.2
+  - udev=~261.2
+  - util-linux-misc=~2.42.2 # contains fsck
+  - xfsprogs=~7.1.1
+  - xfsprogs-core=~7.1.1
+  - xfsprogs-extra=~7.1.1 # contains xfs_io
+  - findmnt=~2.42.2
 
 accounts:
   run-as: root
diff --git a/docs/csi-driver.md b/docs/csi-driver.md
index ee448454..11c5b472 100644
--- a/docs/csi-driver.md
+++ b/docs/csi-driver.md
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ The CSI driver enables dynamic provisioning and management of persistent volumes
 
 ## Basic Usage
 
+### Supported Filesystems
+
+We currently support the following file systems:
+
+- ext4
+- xfs
+- [EXPERIMENTAL] btrfs. Use at your own risk!
+
 ### Create a StorageClass
 
 ```YAML
diff --git a/pkg/csi/blockstorage/nodeserver.go b/pkg/csi/blockstorage/nodeserver.go
index 17501b5a..5b3cc838 100644
--- a/pkg/csi/blockstorage/nodeserver.go
+++ b/pkg/csi/blockstorage/nodeserver.go
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stackitcloud/cloud-provider-stackit/pkg/stackit/metadata"
 )
 
+var (
+	ValidFSTypes = map[string]struct{}{
+		util.FSTypeExt3:  {},
+		util.FSTypeExt4:  {},
+		util.FSTypeXfs:   {},
+		util.FSTypeBtrfs: {},
+	}
+)
+
 type nodeServer struct {
 	Driver   *Driver
 	Mount    mount.IMount
@@ -199,12 +208,18 @@ func (ns *nodeServer) NodeStageVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodeStageVol
 	// Volume Mount
 	if notMnt {
 		// set default fstype is ext4
-		fsType := "ext4"
+		fsType := util.FSTypeExt4
 		var options []string
 		if mnt := volumeCapability.GetMount(); mnt != nil {
 			if mnt.FsType != "" {
 				fsType = mnt.FsType
 			}
+
+			_, ok := ValidFSTypes[strings.ToLower(fsType)]
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "NodeStageVolume: invalid fstype %s. Only supported fsTypes are xfs or ext4 (default)", fsType)
+			}
+
 			mountFlags := mnt.GetMountFlags()
 			options = append(options, collectMountOptions(fsType, mountFlags)...)
 		}
@@ -260,7 +275,15 @@ func validateNodeStageVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodeStageVolumeRequest) (stagingTar
 // If the initial mount fails, it rescans the device and retries the mount operation.
 func (ns *nodeServer) formatAndMountRetry(devicePath, stagingTarget, fsType string, options []string) error {
 	m := ns.Mount
-	err := m.Mounter().FormatAndMount(devicePath, stagingTarget, fsType, options)
+	var err error
+	if fsType == util.FSTypeXfs {
+		// With newer xfsProgs version newer features are enabled by default. This forces mkfs.xfs to use flags compatible
+		// with the linux LTS 5.10 kernel
+		formatOptions := []string{"-n", "parent=0", "-i", "exchange=0,nrext64=0"}
+		err = m.Mounter().FormatAndMountSensitiveWithFormatOptions(devicePath, stagingTarget, fsType, options, nil, formatOptions)
+	} else {
+		err = m.Mounter().FormatAndMount(devicePath, stagingTarget, fsType, options)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Infof("Initial format and mount failed: %v. Attempting rescan.", err)
 		// Attempting rescan if the initial mount fails
@@ -495,7 +518,7 @@ func collectMountOptions(fsType string, mntFlags []string) []string {
 
 	// By default, xfs does not allow mounting of two volumes with the same filesystem uuid.
 	// Force ignore this uuid to be able to mount volume + its clone / restored snapshot on the same node.
-	if fsType == "xfs" {
+	if fsType == util.FSTypeXfs {
 		options = append(options, "nouuid")
 	}
 	return options
diff --git a/pkg/csi/util/util.go b/pkg/csi/util/util.go
index f57f171b..ef29d42b 100644
--- a/pkg/csi/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/csi/util/util.go
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ const (
 	TEBIBYTE
 )
 
+const (
+	FSTypeExt3  = "ext3"
+	FSTypeExt4  = "ext4"
+	FSTypeXfs   = "xfs"
+	FSTypeBtrfs = "btrfs"
+)
+
 // RoundUpSize calculates how many allocation units are needed to accommodate
 // a volume of given size. E.g. when user wants 1500MiB volume, while AWS EBS
 // allocates volumes in gibibyte-sized chunks,
diff --git a/test/e2e/csi-plugin/block-storage.yaml b/test/e2e/csi-plugin/block-storage.yaml
index 18e79095..14f691a2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/csi-plugin/block-storage.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/csi-plugin/block-storage.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ SnapshotClass:
   FromExistingClassName: "stackit"
 DriverInfo:
   Name: block-storage.csi.stackit.cloud
+  SupportedFsType:
+    ext4: {}
+    xfs: {}
+    btrfs: {}
+    ext3: {}
   Capabilities:
     # whether to support RAW block mode
     block: true