diff --git a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/Chart.yaml
index 87f3d9f1a..9c4e568d6 100644
--- a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: k8ssandra-operator
 description: |
   Kubernetes operator which handles the provisioning and management of K8ssandra clusters.
 type: application
-version: 1.9.0-SNAPSHOT
+version: 1.9.0
 dependencies:
   - name: k8ssandra-common
     version: 0.29.0
diff --git a/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
index 55538af7c..16607c8ff 100644
--- a/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ resources:
   - ../../default
 images:
   - name: k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator
-    newTag: latest
+    newTag: v1.9.0