diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 197c4d5c2d..005119baaa 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.0
+2.4.1
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
index 80ff9b2c6e..d1a2067d9f 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
           katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: cleanup
       containers:
       - name: kube-kata-cleanup
-        image: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:2.4.0
+        image: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:2.4.1
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         command: [ "bash", "-c", "/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh reset" ]
         env:
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
index 13fc04e4b0..cd298c1f94 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: kata-label-node
       containers:
       - name: kube-kata
-        image: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:2.4.0
+        image: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:2.4.1
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         lifecycle:
           preStop: