diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 9f7abbe25419a1ae1f554052fa009b753002774e..bb08a60fe674d82c67fcbcbb7b86df7cbc26d06a 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ istiooperator:
   git:
     repo: https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/core/istio-operator.git
     path: "./chart"
-    tag: "1.9.7-bb.0"
+    tag: "1.9.7-bb.1"
 
   # -- Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the Istio Operator Package
   flux: {}