diff --git a/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
index dbab3e6d2..1bc3762ca 100644
--- a/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ resources:
 
 images:
   - name: k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator
-    newTag: 1.2-latest
+    newTag: v1.2.0