diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 8ec08340..f308aafe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy and Scorecard
         run: |
           sh .github/workflows/scripts/retrieve_and_run_operator_sdk \
-            "v1.35.0" "5m" "quay.io/sec-eng-special/tang-operator-bundle" \
+            "v1.36.0" "5m" "quay.io/sec-eng-special/tang-operator-bundle" \
             "${GITHUB_HEAD_REF}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/retrieve_and_run_operator_sdk b/.github/workflows/scripts/retrieve_and_run_operator_sdk
index d1f5f6d2..b46f16e2 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/retrieve_and_run_operator_sdk
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/retrieve_and_run_operator_sdk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 set -x -e
 
-OPERATOR_SDK_DEFAULT_RELEASE_VERSION="v1.33.0"
+OPERATOR_SDK_DEFAULT_RELEASE_VERSION="v1.36.0"
 DEFAULT_BUNDLE_IMG="quay.io/sec-eng-special/tang-operator-bundle"
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT="5m"
 DEFAULT_GITHUB_BRANCH="main"