diff --git a/operator/release-please-config.json b/operator/release-please-config.json
index 7fbd4eabf8a1..049881dca8db 100644
--- a/operator/release-please-config.json
+++ b/operator/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "bootstrap-sha": "d298093baa58fd31e1fe73544cea0408eb744710",
+    "bootstrap-sha": "c025fb003a3071130b659fe47ed0edf7c7c0fdb2",
     "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
     "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
     "include-component-in-tag": true,
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "tag-separator": "/",
     "packages": {
         "operator": {
+            "release-as": "0.6.1",
             "component": "operator",
             "release-type": "go",
             "pull-request-title-pattern": "chore(${component}): community release ${version}",