diff --git a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/Chart.yaml
index bbb479cc1..076babe15 100644
--- a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: k8ssandra-operator
 description: |
   Kubernetes operator which handles the provisioning and management of K8ssandra clusters.
 type: application
-version: 1.5.2-SNAPSHOT
+version: 1.5.2
 dependencies:
   - name: k8ssandra-common
     version: 0.29.0
diff --git a/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
index 59de207e8..d8541caf6 100644
--- a/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/deployments/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ resources:
 
 images:
   - name: k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator
-    newTag: 1.5-latest
+    newTag: v1.5.2