diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 402ce7b..5ad441b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the Weaviate Operator image
         run: make docker-build
 
+      - name: Push operator image to Kind cluster
+        run: |
+          # Get VERSION from the Makefile
+          VERSION=$(sed -n 's/^VERSION ?= //p' Makefile)
+          # Get IMAGE_TAG_BASE from the Makefile
+          IMAGE_TAG_BASE=$(sed -n 's/^IMAGE_TAG_BASE ?= //p' Makefile)
+          # Name of the kind cluster (modify as needed)
+          KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=weaviate-k8s
+          # Construct the full image tag
+          FULL_IMAGE_TAG="${IMAGE_TAG_BASE}:${VERSION}"
+          # Load the docker image into the kind cluster
+          echo "Loading image ${FULL_IMAGE_TAG} into kind cluster ${KIND_CLUSTER_NAME}..."
+          kind load docker-image "$FULL_IMAGE_TAG" --name "$KIND_CLUSTER_NAME"
+
       - name: Install Weaviate Operator
         run: make deploy
 
@@ -48,4 +62,4 @@ jobs:
             kubectl logs -l app=weaviate -n weaviate --all-containers=true --prefix
           fi
     
-      
\ No newline at end of file
+      
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 7d23e34..e8dd773 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: semitechnologies/weaviate-operator
-  newTag: 0.0.1
+  newTag: 0.0.2