diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 194aad01..3bdcc32c 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: ghcr.io/dataworkflowservices/dws
-  newTag: 0.1.6
+  newTag: 0.1.7