diff --git a/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
index a06412e9d..dd2c55f10 100644
--- a/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ resources:
 
 images:
   - name: k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator
-    newTag: latest
+    newTag: v1.1.0