diff --git a/kms/Makefile b/kms/Makefile
index 7e40aa46..c600e347 100644
--- a/kms/Makefile
+++ b/kms/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OS 				= $(shell uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 ARCH  				= $(shell uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/')
 
 #IMAGES
-KMS_IMG				?= ghcr.io/trustbloc/kms:0.1.8
+KMS_IMG				?= ghcr.io/trustbloc/kms:v0.1.8
 OATHKEEPER_IMG			?= oryd/oathkeeper:v0.38.4-alpine
 LOCALKMS_IMG			?= docker.io/nsmithuk/local-kms:3.11.0
 
diff --git a/kms/kustomize/kms/base/kustomization.yaml b/kms/kustomize/kms/base/kustomization.yaml
index 3bea805b..68e9b116 100644
--- a/kms/kustomize/kms/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kms/kustomize/kms/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: kms
   newName: ghcr.io/trustbloc/kms
-  newTag: 0.1.8
+  newTag: v0.1.8