diff --git a/bundle.Dockerfile b/bundle.Dockerfile
index 0797a508..869a8d5c 100644
--- a/bundle.Dockerfile
+++ b/bundle.Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.metadata.v1=metadata/
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.package.v1=kepler-operator
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channels.v1=alpha
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channel.default.v1=alpha
-LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder=operator-sdk-v1.35.0
+LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder=operator-sdk-v1.36.1
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.mediatype.v1=metrics+v1
 LABEL operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.project_layout=go.kubebuilder.io/v4
 
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/kepler-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/kepler-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index b513c2db..a4487d30 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/kepler-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/kepler-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ metadata:
     capabilities: Seamless Upgrades
     categories: Monitoring
     containerImage: quay.io/sustainable_computing_io/kepler-operator:0.13.0
-    createdAt: "2024-08-16T10:17:46Z"
+    createdAt: "2024-09-26T11:27:07Z"
     description: 'Deploys and Manages Kepler on Kubernetes '
-    operators.operatorframework.io/builder: operator-sdk-v1.35.0
+    operators.operatorframework.io/builder: operator-sdk-v1.36.1
     operators.operatorframework.io/internal-objects: |-
       [
         "keplerinternals.kepler.system.sustainable.computing.io"
diff --git a/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml b/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
index 463c9587..3c150c0c 100644
--- a/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
+++ b/bundle/metadata/annotations.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ annotations:
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.package.v1: kepler-operator
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channels.v1: alpha
   operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.channel.default.v1: alpha
-  operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder: operator-sdk-v1.35.0
+  operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.builder: operator-sdk-v1.36.1
   operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.mediatype.v1: metrics+v1
   operators.operatorframework.io.metrics.project_layout: go.kubebuilder.io/v4
 
diff --git a/hack/tools.sh b/hack/tools.sh
index 0c46c47b..b0577551 100755
--- a/hack/tools.sh
+++ b/hack/tools.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ declare -r LOCAL_BIN="$PROJECT_ROOT/tmp/bin"
 # versions
 declare -r KUSTOMIZE_VERSION=${KUSTOMIZE_VERSION:-v5.4.3}
 declare -r CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION=${CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION:-v0.13.0}
-declare -r OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION=${OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION:-v1.35.0}
+declare -r OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION=${OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION:-v1.36.1}
 declare -r YQ_VERSION=${YQ_VERSION:-v4.34.2}
 declare -r CRDOC_VERSION=${CRDOC_VERSION:-v0.6.2}
 declare -r OC_VERSION=${OC_VERSION:-4.13.0}