diff --git a/kustomization/components/kubevirt-operator/kustomization.yml b/kustomization/components/kubevirt-operator/kustomization.yml
index eabc458d6..13c9a5583 100644
--- a/kustomization/components/kubevirt-operator/kustomization.yml
+++ b/kustomization/components/kubevirt-operator/kustomization.yml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ kind: Component
 
 resources:
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases
-  - https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/v1.0.0/kubevirt-operator.yaml
+  - https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/v1.0.1/kubevirt-operator.yaml