diff --git a/chart/open-feature-operator/values.yaml b/chart/open-feature-operator/values.yaml
index ad8fbfdb7..8d913dc96 100644
--- a/chart/open-feature-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/open-feature-operator/values.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sidecarConfiguration:
     ## @param sidecarConfiguration.image.repository Sets the image for the injected sidecar.
     repository: "ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd"
     ## @param sidecarConfiguration.image.tag Sets the version tag for the injected sidecar.
-    tag: v0.7.2
+    tag: v0.9.0
   ## @param sidecarConfiguration.providerArgs Used to append arguments to the sidecar startup command. This value is a comma separated string of key values separated by '=', e.g. `key=value,key2=value2` results in the appending of `--sync-provider-args key=value --sync-provider-args key2=value2`.
   providerArgs: ""
   ## @param sidecarConfiguration.envVarPrefix Sets the prefix for all environment variables set in the injected sidecar.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ flagdProxyConfiguration:
     ## @param flagdProxyConfiguration.image.repository Sets the image for the flagd-proxy deployment.
     repository: "ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd-proxy"
     ## @param flagdProxyConfiguration.image.tag Sets the tag for the flagd-proxy deployment.
-    tag: v0.3.2
+    tag: v0.5.0
   ## @param flagdProxyConfiguration.debugLogging Controls the addition of the `--debug` flag to the container startup arguments.
   debugLogging: false
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-file-sync/01-assert.yaml b/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-file-sync/01-assert.yaml
index fdcda50d8..0537896ad 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-file-sync/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-file-sync/01-assert.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ spec:
     - name: open-feature-e2e-test
       image: nginx:stable-alpine
     - name: flagd          # this part verifies flagd injection happened
-      image: ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd:v0.7.2
+      image: ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd:v0.9.0
diff --git a/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-flagd-proxy-sync/01-assert.yaml b/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-flagd-proxy-sync/01-assert.yaml
index fdcda50d8..0537896ad 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-flagd-proxy-sync/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-flagd-proxy-sync/01-assert.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ spec:
     - name: open-feature-e2e-test
       image: nginx:stable-alpine
     - name: flagd          # this part verifies flagd injection happened
-      image: ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd:v0.7.2
+      image: ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd:v0.9.0
diff --git a/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-k8s-sync/01-assert.yaml b/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-k8s-sync/01-assert.yaml
index efcde9839..046ccfa5e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-k8s-sync/01-assert.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/kuttl/fsconfig-k8s-sync/01-assert.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ spec:
     - name: open-feature-e2e-test
       image: nginx:stable-alpine
     - name: flagd          # this part verifies flagd injection happened
-      image: ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd:v0.7.2
+      image: ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd:v0.9.0