diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3d100b..ea1d41f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ GO_INSTALL := ./scripts/go_install.sh
 REGISTRY ?= projectsveltos
 IMAGE_NAME ?= sveltosctl
 export SVELTOSCTL_IMG ?= $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_NAME)
-TAG ?= v1.6.0
+TAG ?= v1.6.1
 ARCH ?= $(shell go env GOARCH)
 
 # Directories.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index de2623e..3a985d6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.28.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.39.1
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/projectsveltos/addon-controller v1.6.0
-	github.com/projectsveltos/event-manager v1.6.0
-	github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.6.0
+	github.com/projectsveltos/addon-controller v1.6.1
+	github.com/projectsveltos/event-manager v1.6.1
+	github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.6.1
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.35.2
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.35.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 43af675..e3ff434 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINE
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 h1:Jamvg5psRIccs7FGNTlIRMkT8wgtp5eCXdBlqhYGL6U=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/projectsveltos/addon-controller v1.6.0 h1:Q8e/5zIbI/chRagM/0sXvehRQZpx4UnX9RiSHWZ61uM=
-github.com/projectsveltos/addon-controller v1.6.0/go.mod h1:vYNIj4TvGDFrp2vYiGfACyVx2qD2zVyQjOFnolxnGK0=
-github.com/projectsveltos/event-manager v1.6.0 h1:OCSeJVuxw5DHoddBP/t1DiZ+ruVRK/mrf10sl3OwYN4=
-github.com/projectsveltos/event-manager v1.6.0/go.mod h1:LWZ7WcZHKxxcKOlh69lIFRPcYakfJXgKMDYdjWL5OvY=
-github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.6.0 h1:O6Rd5K+HsmyxKS/YVlXywGaLriNmU/T6MkhEFziaIjY=
-github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Wi/ICx8bv1SGBuzIu6ZFEJAosauY3jA/wbIe1SCvnEs=
+github.com/projectsveltos/addon-controller v1.6.1 h1:KfMb/reVMVGHpUULk9fL9PsvFNptkx8v4mv1ycJSeb0=
+github.com/projectsveltos/addon-controller v1.6.1/go.mod h1:jAxTUb7JBtO34lSEc0PXNQL2ggvo/xfvn/Y3MnFuRUM=
+github.com/projectsveltos/event-manager v1.6.1 h1:c6IHQraO/V+wdWNNw1sorFLF9YtW4EhvI6FhhbNNJ1M=
+github.com/projectsveltos/event-manager v1.6.1/go.mod h1:sxhHL45kJZQKyJLpAKRkEBmK+cgfRNiWmb1mZ4pARo4=
+github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.6.1 h1:+NRYGDWONyUfjX0/LKFtPwvK/eQhO/jz1yvcPBj2lVA=
+github.com/projectsveltos/libsveltos v1.6.1/go.mod h1:Wi/ICx8bv1SGBuzIu6ZFEJAosauY3jA/wbIe1SCvnEs=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2 h1:Je96obch5RDVy3FDMndoUsjAhG5Edi49h0RJWRi/o0o=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2/go.mod h1:Tb1a6LWHB3/SPIzCoaDXI4I8UHKeFTEQ1YCr+0Gyqmg=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 h1:oBsgwpGs7iVziMvrGhE53c/GrLUsZdHnqNwqPLxwZyk=
diff --git a/manifest/manifest.yaml b/manifest/manifest.yaml
index 3dd6e0d..1869357 100644
--- a/manifest/manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifest/manifest.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: sveltosctl
       containers:
       - name: sveltosctl
-        image: docker.io/projectsveltos/sveltosctl:v1.6.0
+        image: docker.io/projectsveltos/sveltosctl:v1.6.1
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         command:
           - /sveltosctl