diff --git a/operator/pom.xml b/operator/pom.xml
index 08d5bcdb45..29a34b24d0 100644
--- a/operator/pom.xml
+++ b/operator/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <!-- ATTENTION! The Quarkus version needs to be aligned with the Quarkus Operator SDK -->
         <!-- TODO: possibly stabilize on something shared with the rest of the repo -->
         <quarkus.version>3.4.2</quarkus.version>
-        <quarkus.operator.sdk.version>6.3.3</quarkus.operator.sdk.version>
+        <quarkus.operator.sdk.version>6.7.0</quarkus.operator.sdk.version>
         <quarkus.container-image.group>apicurio</quarkus.container-image.group>
     </properties>