diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 5c5f0b8..2a3fc9b 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 resources:
 - manager.yaml
+images:
+- name: open-component-model/mpas-project-controller
+  newName: ghcr.io/open-component-model/git-controller
+  newTag: v0.6.1
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diff --git a/docs/release_notes/v0.6.1.md b/docs/release_notes/v0.6.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f98799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release_notes/v0.6.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Release 0.6.1
+
+- fix: add the right version in the image overlay for the deployment (#149)
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diff --git a/pkg/version/release.go b/pkg/version/release.go
index 01728ca..8cbf3a3 100644
--- a/pkg/version/release.go
+++ b/pkg/version/release.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package version
 
 // ReleaseVersion is the version number in semver format "vX.Y.Z", prefixed with "v".
-var ReleaseVersion = "v0.6.0"
+var ReleaseVersion = "v0.6.1"
 
 // ReleaseCandidate is the release candidate ID in format "rc.X", which will be appended to the release version.
 var ReleaseCandidate = "rc.1"