diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 17106dcb..968139bd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
-IMG ?= kotalco/kotal:v0.1-alpha.4
+IMG ?= kotalco/kotal:v0.1-alpha.5
 # Produce CRDs that work back to Kubernetes 1.11 (no version conversion)
 CRD_OPTIONS ?= "crd:trivialVersions=true,preserveUnknownFields=false"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3db8564e..779846ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ kubectl apply -f https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.2
 Install kotal custom resources and controllers:
 
 ```bash
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kotalco/kotal/releases/download/v0.1-alpha.4/kotal.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kotalco/kotal/releases/download/v0.1-alpha.5/kotal.yaml
 ```
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 1eaf4404..512b62c5 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
   - name: controller
     newName: kotalco/kotal
-    newTag: v0.1-alpha.4
+    newTag: v0.1-alpha.5