diff --git a/operators/Makefile b/operators/Makefile
index 21352feb5c..2b0f08a7c8 100644
--- a/operators/Makefile
+++ b/operators/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # VERSION defines the project version for the bundle.
 # Update this value when you upgrade the version of the operator.
-VERSION ?= 1.0.0
+VERSION ?= 1.0.1
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=operator-framework/operator-sdk
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.41.1
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.0
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=kubernetes-sigs/kustomize
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.6.0
diff --git a/operators/bundle.Dockerfile b/operators/bundle.Dockerfile
index 59fbd69cd6..329ca7b211 100644
--- a/operators/bundle.Dockerfile
+++ b/operators/bundle.Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.metadata.v1=metadata/
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.package.v1=nginx-gateway-fabric
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channels.v1=stable
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channel.default.v1=stable
-LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder=operator-sdk-v1.41.1
+LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder=operator-sdk-v1.42.0
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.mediatype.v1=metrics+v1
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.project_layout=helm.sdk.operatorframework.io/v1
 
diff --git a/operators/bundle/manifests/nginx-gateway-fabric.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/operators/bundle/manifests/nginx-gateway-fabric.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 81b5405153..5dd057ef86 100644
--- a/operators/bundle/manifests/nginx-gateway-fabric.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/operators/bundle/manifests/nginx-gateway-fabric.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ metadata:
               "image": {
                 "pullPolicy": "IfNotPresent",
                 "repository": "ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx",
-                "tag": "2.2.0-ubi"
+                "tag": "2.2.1-ubi"
               },
               "imagePullSecret": "",
               "imagePullSecrets": [],
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ metadata:
               "image": {
                 "pullPolicy": "IfNotPresent",
                 "repository": "ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric",
-                "tag": "2.2.0-ubi"
+                "tag": "2.2.1-ubi"
               },
               "kind": "deployment",
               "labels": {},
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ metadata:
         }
       ]
     capabilities: Basic Install
-    createdAt: "2025-10-23T13:55:48Z"
-    operators.operatorframework.io/builder: operator-sdk-v1.41.1
+    createdAt: "2025-11-13T19:38:00Z"
+    operators.operatorframework.io/builder: operator-sdk-v1.42.0
     operators.operatorframework.io/project_layout: helm.sdk.operatorframework.io/v1
     categories: Networking
     certified: "true"
-    containerImage: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator@sha256:e2a8de4ef9724ef2e4f0b2b648681b4a4b6a5714ba111dd9348c5599dd552a84
+    containerImage: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator@sha256:c9c8456458ab9433edb0370c45c20f64363f6376c5ca488ae6b125fd9f27f8a3
     description: The NGINX Gateway Fabric is a Kubernetes Gateway API implementation that provides application traffic management for modern cloud-native applications
     features.operators.openshift.io/cnf: "false"
     features.operators.openshift.io/cni: "false"
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ metadata:
     repository: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric
     support: NGINX Inc.
     com.redhat.openshift.versions: v4.19
-  name: nginx-gateway-fabric.v1.0.0
+  name: nginx-gateway-fabric.v1.0.1
   namespace: placeholder
   labels:
     operatorframework.io/arch.amd64: supported
@@ -345,6 +345,20 @@ spec:
                 - tlsroutes/status
               verbs:
                 - update
+            - apiGroups:
+                - inference.networking.k8s.io
+              resources:
+                - inferencepools
+              verbs:
+                - get
+                - list
+                - watch
+            - apiGroups:
+                - inference.networking.k8s.io
+              resources:
+                - inferencepools/status
+              verbs:
+                - update
             - apiGroups:
                 - gateway.nginx.org
               resources:
@@ -454,7 +468,7 @@ spec:
                       - --leader-elect
                       - --leader-election-id=nginx-gateway-fabric
                       - --health-probe-bind-address=:8081
-                    image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator@sha256:e2a8de4ef9724ef2e4f0b2b648681b4a4b6a5714ba111dd9348c5599dd552a84
+                    image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator@sha256:c9c8456458ab9433edb0370c45c20f64363f6376c5ca488ae6b125fd9f27f8a3
                     livenessProbe:
                       httpGet:
                         path: /healthz
@@ -547,6 +561,6 @@ spec:
     name: F5 NGINX
     url: https://www.f5.com/go/product/welcome-to-nginx
   relatedImages:
-    - image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator@sha256:e2a8de4ef9724ef2e4f0b2b648681b4a4b6a5714ba111dd9348c5599dd552a84
+    - image: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator@sha256:c9c8456458ab9433edb0370c45c20f64363f6376c5ca488ae6b125fd9f27f8a3
       name: manager
-  version: 1.0.0
+  version: 1.0.1
diff --git a/operators/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml b/operators/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
index 2365caba21..5bb3aae56d 100644
--- a/operators/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
+++ b/operators/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ annotations:
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.package.v1: nginx-gateway-fabric
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channels.v1: stable
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channel.default.v1: stable
-  operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder: operator-sdk-v1.41.1
+  operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder: operator-sdk-v1.42.0
   operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.mediatype.v1: metrics+v1
   operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.project_layout: helm.sdk.operatorframework.io/v1
 
diff --git a/operators/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/operators/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 3ee5a05cb6..ce26ffe6b7 100644
--- a/operators/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/operators/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/operator
-  newTag: 1.0.0
+  newTag: 1.0.1
diff --git a/operators/config/rbac/role.yaml b/operators/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 5dcd5a0937..6cf662d0ae 100644
--- a/operators/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/operators/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -114,6 +114,20 @@ rules:
   - tlsroutes/status
   verbs:
   - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - inference.networking.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - inferencepools
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - inference.networking.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - inferencepools/status
+  verbs:
+  - update
 - apiGroups:
   - gateway.nginx.org
   resources:
diff --git a/operators/config/samples/gateway_v1alpha1_nginxgatewayfabric.yaml b/operators/config/samples/gateway_v1alpha1_nginxgatewayfabric.yaml
index 3d019f5b02..d75d672b34 100644
--- a/operators/config/samples/gateway_v1alpha1_nginxgatewayfabric.yaml
+++ b/operators/config/samples/gateway_v1alpha1_nginxgatewayfabric.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric/nginx
-      tag: "2.2.0-ubi"
+      tag: "2.2.1-ubi"
     imagePullSecret: ""
     imagePullSecrets: []
     kind: deployment
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ spec:
     image:
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       repository: ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric
-      tag: "2.2.0-ubi"
+      tag: "2.2.1-ubi"
     kind: deployment
     labels: {}
     leaderElection: