diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/Chart.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/Chart.yaml
index 363d87d15..9db6389d1 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ maintainers:
 version: 0.1.0
 
 # appVersion will be set to Tailscale repo tag at release time.
-appVersion: "unstable"
+appVersion: "stable"
diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
index c7c5ef0a7..c5da367e0 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
@@ -5366,7 +5366,7 @@ spec:
                     - name: CLIENT_SECRET_FILE
                       value: /oauth/client_secret
                     - name: PROXY_IMAGE
-                      value: tailscale/tailscale:unstable
+                      value: tailscale/tailscale:stable
                     - name: PROXY_TAGS
                       value: tag:k8s
                     - name: APISERVER_PROXY
@@ -5381,7 +5381,7 @@ spec:
                       valueFrom:
                         fieldRef:
                             fieldPath: metadata.uid
-                  image: tailscale/k8s-operator:unstable
+                  image: tailscale/k8s-operator:stable
                   imagePullPolicy: Always
                   name: operator
                   volumeMounts: