diff --git a/operators/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/operators/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 37bf8df3c3..6023a319bd 100644
--- a/operators/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/operators/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric
-  newTag: v1.0.0
+  newTag: 1.6.2