diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index bafbbdd2d2631367c45ea529be9811dc88274a35..79aeb052d20f3fde903c9b96b7e76f51e02b33e4 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ eckoperator:
   git:
     repo: https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/core/eck-operator.git
     path: "./chart"
-    tag: "1.6.0-bb.3"
+    tag: "1.7.1-bb.0"
 
   # -- Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the ECK Operator Package
   flux: {}