diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index e6d516440..be6fc2cc4 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: quay.io/artemiscloud/activemq-artemis-operator
-  newTag: 1.2.5
+  newTag: 1.2.8