diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d62fc786..446a01d2a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ image: .git-commit ## Build and push docker image to $registry
 .PHONY: deploy
 deploy: ## Deploy cloud-api-adaptor using the operator, according to install/overlays/$(CLOUD_PROVIDER)/kustomization.yaml file.
 ifneq ($(CLOUD_PROVIDER),)
-	kubectl apply -k "github.com/confidential-containers/operator/config/default"
-	kubectl apply -k "github.com/confidential-containers/operator/config/samples/ccruntime/peer-pods"
+	kubectl apply -k "github.com/confidential-containers/operator/config/default?ref=v0.7.0"
+	kubectl apply -k "github.com/confidential-containers/operator/config/samples/ccruntime/peer-pods?ref=v0.7.0"
 	kubectl apply -k install/overlays/$(CLOUD_PROVIDER)
 else
 	$(error CLOUD_PROVIDER is not set)