diff --git a/zero-trust-workload-identity-manager/operator/overlays/stable-v1/kustomization.yaml b/zero-trust-workload-identity-manager/operator/overlays/stable-v1/kustomization.yaml
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+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+resources:
+  - ../../base
+
+patches:
+  - target:
+      kind: Subscription
+      name: openshift-zero-trust-workload-identity-manager
+    patch: |-
+      - op: replace
+        path: /spec/channel
+        value: 'stable-v1'