diff --git a/config/cass-operator/cluster-scoped/kustomization.yaml b/config/cass-operator/cluster-scoped/kustomization.yaml
index aacf08d4c..bdce74290 100644
--- a/config/cass-operator/cluster-scoped/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/cass-operator/cluster-scoped/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
-- github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/config/deployments/cluster?ref=v1.22.4
+- github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/config/deployments/cluster?ref=v1.23.0
diff --git a/config/cass-operator/ns-scoped/kustomization.yaml b/config/cass-operator/ns-scoped/kustomization.yaml
index 18fbf88f1..baca9eb1f 100644
--- a/config/cass-operator/ns-scoped/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/cass-operator/ns-scoped/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
-- github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/config/deployments/default?ref=v1.22.4
+- github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/config/deployments/default?ref=v1.23.0
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 636fa2c57..c8e554f1a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 	github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest v0.37.7
-	github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.22.5-0.20241126093431-702a150a723b
+	github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.23.0
 	github.com/k8ssandra/reaper-client-go v0.3.1-0.20220114183114-6923e077c4f5
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/pkg/apis/monitoring v0.52.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 488bb6475..de3cdf1dc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1438,12 +1438,8 @@ github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0/go.mod h1:SYymIcj16QtmaHHD7aYtjjsJG7V
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.3.0/go.mod h1:JR6WtHb+2LUe8TCKY3cZOxFyyO8IZAc4RVcycCCAKdM=
 github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf v1.0.0/go.mod h1:7Id9E/uU8ce6rXgefFLlgrJj/GYY22cpxn+r32jIOes=
 github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf v1.0.3-0.20190309125859-24315acbbda5/go.mod h1:7Id9E/uU8ce6rXgefFLlgrJj/GYY22cpxn+r32jIOes=
-github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.22.4 h1:kcVVSvm6H50j+ZyOCBlYEfwaoxd755NjSQSBt3SfIpg=
-github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.22.4/go.mod h1:KtROSvoTwB6eFzcRjOmTUAGkbDHnNtK4ayk4KDllHy4=
-github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.22.5-0.20241125124432-e580f21c32b0 h1:cfiFwmZ/34HhMGMoWgftgPAFAQKfgO6SAl4aQi2Y8L4=
-github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.22.5-0.20241125124432-e580f21c32b0/go.mod h1:KtROSvoTwB6eFzcRjOmTUAGkbDHnNtK4ayk4KDllHy4=
-github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.22.5-0.20241126093431-702a150a723b h1:7KynNvhDEgmfNGiJZloR8f/XFsQUF9CJvWP3kJ4a4v0=
-github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.22.5-0.20241126093431-702a150a723b/go.mod h1:KtROSvoTwB6eFzcRjOmTUAGkbDHnNtK4ayk4KDllHy4=
+github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.23.0 h1:1870oko++z920dkoT7PbQjWtgAUsdSeJpywJEdrvD8I=
+github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator v1.23.0/go.mod h1:KtROSvoTwB6eFzcRjOmTUAGkbDHnNtK4ayk4KDllHy4=
 github.com/k8ssandra/reaper-client-go v0.3.1-0.20220114183114-6923e077c4f5 h1:Dq0VdM960G3AbhYwFuaebmsE08IzOYHYhngUfDmWaAc=
 github.com/k8ssandra/reaper-client-go v0.3.1-0.20220114183114-6923e077c4f5/go.mod h1:WsQymIaVT39xbcstZhdqynUS13AGzP2p6U9Hsk1oy5M=
 github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51/go.mod h1:CzGEWj7cYgsdH8dAjBGEr58BoE7ScuLd+fwFZ44+/x8=