diff --git a/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml
index d72254574514b8f14d38c1a1a0eb217b897af199..cc9c5212906d45d51282cebceb492e67f6c69144 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:0.2.0
+      - image: smallstep/step-issuer:0.3.0
         name: manager
diff --git a/config/samples/deployment.yaml b/config/samples/deployment.yaml
index 5355d11d875c146a693d9b28d17f8b0724364100..5421c3e0fe0bc3930d101f78924003eefe8ffd12 100644
--- a/config/samples/deployment.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/deployment.yaml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ spec:
         - --enable-leader-election
         command:
         - /manager
-        image: smallstep/step-issuer:0.2.0
+        image: smallstep/step-issuer:0.3.0
         name: manager
         resources:
           limits: