diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 477ca69e9b5d5e91aa97f0b9b15e54da6c9bc1fb..aa2e9423803d38cae9c7b48d90bc53e98fdb42dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	<name>OZG Cloud Operator</name>
 	<description>OZG Cloud Operator</description>
 	<properties>
-		<operator-sdk.version>5.0.0</operator-sdk.version>
+		<operator-sdk.version>5.1.0</operator-sdk.version>
 		<spring-boot.build-image.imageName>docker.ozg-sh.de/ozg-operator:build-latest</spring-boot.build-image.imageName>
 		
 		<mapstruct.version>1.5.5.Final</mapstruct.version>