diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 8e0c36e..5b1a3ac 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ parameters:
       operator:
         registry: quay.io
         repository: projectsyn/lieutenant-operator
-        version: '1.11.7'
+        version: '1.11.8'
       api:
         registry: docker.io
         repository: projectsyn/lieutenant-api
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/lieutenant/lieutenant/10_operator/deployment.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/lieutenant/lieutenant/10_operator/deployment.yaml
index 88f81e3..83433ee 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/lieutenant/lieutenant/10_operator/deployment.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/lieutenant/lieutenant/10_operator/deployment.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-          image: quay.io/projectsyn/lieutenant-operator:1.11.7
+          image: quay.io/projectsyn/lieutenant-operator:1.11.8
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz