diff --git a/gitops/components/kubevirt/kustomize/operators/kustomization.yaml b/gitops/components/kubevirt/kustomize/operators/kustomization.yaml
index 5134eda..8ce8053 100644
--- a/gitops/components/kubevirt/kustomize/operators/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/gitops/components/kubevirt/kustomize/operators/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=kubevirt/kubevirt
-  - https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/v1.7.0/kubevirt-operator.yaml
+  - https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/v1.7.1/kubevirt-operator.yaml
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=kubevirt/containerized-data-importer
   - https://github.com/kubevirt/containerized-data-importer/releases/download/v1.64.0/cdi-operator.yaml