diff --git a/modules/bootkube/resources/manifests/machine-api-operator.yaml b/modules/bootkube/resources/manifests/machine-api-operator.yaml
index 177a60294d1..125b870bc3d 100644
--- a/modules/bootkube/resources/manifests/machine-api-operator.yaml
+++ b/modules/bootkube/resources/manifests/machine-api-operator.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: machine-api-operator
-        image: quay.io/coreos/machine-api-operator:225ff56
+        image: quay.io/coreos/machine-api-operator:b6a04c2
         command:
         - "/machine-api-operator"
         resources: