diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index db4256d969e94ca9e6dea3709ac22094e58c61f8..ebcc0b6441dd795491b95a76b36889fbc0da2f65 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ARG CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_IMAGE=confluentinc/confluent-operator
-ARG CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_TAG=0.771.62
+ARG CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_TAG=0.771.68
 
 ARG BASE_REGISTRY=registry1.dso.mil
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=redhat/ubi/ubi8
-ARG BASE_TAG=8.8
+ARG BASE_TAG=8.9
 
 FROM ${CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_IMAGE}:${CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_TAG} as base
 FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG}
diff --git a/hardening_manifest.yaml b/hardening_manifest.yaml
index 1d0bae4a0100db8837131282747892802458b8fe..3e7e27192e93f20dc5db475ddf9c30f657ca3df6 100644
--- a/hardening_manifest.yaml
+++ b/hardening_manifest.yaml
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ name: "confluentinc/confluent-operator"
 # The most specific version should be the first tag and will be shown
 # on ironbank.dso.mil
 tags:
-  - "2.6.3"
+  - "2.6.4"
   - "2.6"
-  - "0.771.62"
+  - "0.771.68"
   - "0.771"
   
 # Build args passed to Dockerfile ARGs
 args:
   CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_IMAGE: "confluentinc/confluent-operator"
-  CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_TAG: "0.771.62"
+  CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_TAG: "0.771.68"
   BASE_IMAGE: "redhat/ubi/ubi8"
-  BASE_TAG: "8.8"
+  BASE_TAG: "8.9"
 
 # Docker image labels
 labels:
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ labels:
   org.opencontainers.image.licenses: "CONFLUENT ENTERPRISE LICENSE"
   org.opencontainers.image.url: "https://docs.confluent.io/current/installation/operator/index.html"
   org.opencontainers.image.vendor: "Confluent"
-  org.opencontainers.image.version: "0.771.62"
+  org.opencontainers.image.version: "0.771.68"
   mil.dso.ironbank.image.keywords: "confluent,kafka,zookeeper,operator"
   mil.dso.ironbank.image.type: "commercial"
   mil.dso.ironbank.product.name: "Confluent Platform"
 
 resources:
-  - tag: confluentinc/confluent-operator:0.771.62
-    url: docker://docker.io/confluentinc/confluent-operator:0.771.62
+  - tag: confluentinc/confluent-operator:0.771.68
+    url: docker://docker.io/confluentinc/confluent-operator:0.771.68
 
 # List of project maintainers
 maintainers: