diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0539368..cfb2022 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "update the operator yaml with the image tag"
           sed -i "s/zfs-driver:ci/zfs-driver:${RELEASE_TAG}/" deploy/yamls/zfs-driver.yaml
+          sed -i "s/openebs.io\/version: ci/openebs.io\/version: ${RELEASE_TAG}/" deploy/yamls/zfs-driver.yaml
           sed -i "s/zfs-driver:ci/zfs-driver:${RELEASE_TAG}/" deploy/zfs-operator.yaml
+          sed -i "s/openebs.io\/version: ci/openebs.io\/version: ${RELEASE_TAG}/" deploy/zfs-operator.yaml
           sed -i "s/newTag: ci/newTag: ${RELEASE_TAG}/" deploy/yamls/kustomization.yaml
 
           git diff --quiet deploy/ || CHANGED=$?