diff --git a/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml
index 4676f064563e15e014034bac2ad4fdaa9702d70b..d72254574514b8f14d38c1a1a0eb217b897af199 100644
--- a/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       # Change the value of image field below to your controller image URL
-      - image: smallstep/step-issuer:latest
+      - image: smallstep/step-issuer:0.2.0
         name: manager
diff --git a/config/samples/deployment.yaml b/config/samples/deployment.yaml
index fbdfe1a9b872c3be132a23232f8132baf6e5eca4..5355d11d875c146a693d9b28d17f8b0724364100 100644
--- a/config/samples/deployment.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/deployment.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ metadata:
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: step-issuer-manager-role
 rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
@@ -337,7 +344,7 @@ spec:
         - --enable-leader-election
         command:
         - /manager
-        image: smallstep/step-issuer:latest
+        image: smallstep/step-issuer:0.2.0
         name: manager
         resources:
           limits: