diff --git a/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh b/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
index 2b51a8afe9..84fbea77a9 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ bump_repo() {
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	if [ "${repo}" == "kata-containers" ]; then
+		info "Updating kata-deploy / kata-cleanup image tags"
+		sed -i "s#katadocker/kata-deploy:${current_version}#katadocker/kata-deploy:${new_version}#g" tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
+		sed -i "s#katadocker/kata-deploy:${current_version}#katadocker/kata-deploy:${new_version}#g" tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
+		git diff
+	fi
+
 	info "Creating PR message"
 	notes_file=notes.md
 	cat <<EOT >"${notes_file}"
@@ -128,6 +135,8 @@ EOT
 		info "OK"
 	fi
 
+	git add tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
+	git add tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
 	git add VERSION
 	info "Creating commit with new changes"
 	commit_msg="$(generate_commit $new_version $current_version)"