diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5adb07a1..a13662bc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # To re-generate a bundle for another specific version without changing the standard setup, you can:
 # - use the VERSION as arg of the bundle target (e.g make bundle VERSION=0.0.2)
 # - use environment variables to overwrite this value (e.g export VERSION=0.0.2)
-VERSION ?= 0.18.1-alpha.1
+VERSION ?= 0.18.1
 
 # CHANNELS define the bundle channels used in the bundle.
 # Add a new line here if you would like to change its default config. (E.g CHANNELS = "candidate,fast,stable")
diff --git a/bundle.Dockerfile b/bundle.Dockerfile
index 4bf22e0b..a2a851eb 100644
--- a/bundle.Dockerfile
+++ b/bundle.Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.mediatype.v1=registry+v1
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.manifests.v1=manifests/
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.metadata.v1=metadata/
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.package.v1=saas-operator
-LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channels.v1=alpha
+LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channels.v1=alpha,stable
+LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channel.default.v1=alpha
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder=operator-sdk-v1.25.0
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.mediatype.v1=metrics+v1
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.project_layout=go.kubebuilder.io/v3
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/saas-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/saas-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index bec07072..dc25cc8a 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/saas-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/saas-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ metadata:
     operators.operatorframework.io/project_layout: go.kubebuilder.io/v3
     repository: https://github.com/3scale/saas-operator
     support: Red Hat
-  name: saas-operator.v0.18.1-alpha.1
+  name: saas-operator.v0.18.1
   namespace: placeholder
 spec:
   apiservicedefinitions: {}
@@ -4307,7 +4307,7 @@ spec:
                   valueFrom:
                     fieldRef:
                       fieldPath: metadata.annotations['olm.targetNamespaces']
-                image: quay.io/3scale/saas-operator:v0.18.1-alpha.1
+                image: quay.io/3scale/saas-operator:v0.18.1
                 livenessProbe:
                   httpGet:
                     path: /healthz
@@ -4821,4 +4821,4 @@ spec:
   provider:
     name: Red Hat
     url: https://www.3scale.net/
-  version: 0.18.1-alpha.1
+  version: 0.18.1
diff --git a/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml b/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
index c9a50537..ea4e981a 100644
--- a/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
+++ b/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ annotations:
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.manifests.v1: manifests/
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.metadata.v1: metadata/
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.package.v1: saas-operator
-  operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channels.v1: alpha
+  operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channels.v1: alpha,stable
+  operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channel.default.v1: alpha
   operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder: operator-sdk-v1.25.0
   operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.mediatype.v1: metrics+v1
   operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.project_layout: go.kubebuilder.io/v3
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 99bfb12e..7966659f 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: quay.io/3scale/saas-operator
-  newTag: v0.18.1-alpha.1
+  newTag: v0.18.1
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index b3bd9e8b..df83823f 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package version
 
 const (
-	version string = "v0.18.1-alpha.1"
+	version string = "v0.18.1"
 )
 
 // Current returns the current marin3r operator version