diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index e3e208eab5..0cefc5f925 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: quay.io/netobserv/network-observability-operator
-  newTag: 1.6.1-community
+  newTag: 1.6.2-community
 commonLabels:
   app: netobserv-operator