diff --git a/bundle/manifests/datadog-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/datadog-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 52022c2d4..3d08216f6 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/datadog-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/datadog-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ metadata:
     operators.operatorframework.io/builder: operator-sdk-v1.13.0+git
     operators.operatorframework.io/project_layout: go.kubebuilder.io/v3
     repository: https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-operator
-    containerImage: gcr.io/datadoghq/operator:0.8.1-rc.5
-    olm.skipRange: <0.8.1-rc.5
-  name: datadog-operator.v0.8.1-rc.5
+    containerImage: gcr.io/datadoghq/operator:0.8.1
+    olm.skipRange: <0.8.1
+  name: datadog-operator.v0.8.1
   namespace: placeholder
 spec:
   apiservicedefinitions: {}
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ spec:
                   valueFrom:
                     fieldRef:
                       fieldPath: metadata.annotations['olm.targetNamespaces']
-                image: gcr.io/datadoghq/operator:0.8.1-rc.5
+                image: gcr.io/datadoghq/operator:0.8.1
                 imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
                 livenessProbe:
                   httpGet:
@@ -908,4 +908,4 @@ spec:
   minKubeVersion: 1.16.0
   provider:
     name: Datadog
-  version: 0.8.1-rc.5
+  version: 0.8.1
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 901e243c5..6d84e13d9 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: gcr.io/datadoghq/operator
-  newTag: 0.8.1-rc.5
+  newTag: 0.8.1
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization