diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6d774c14..d408cfed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=0.5.0-rc.8
+version=0.5.0-rc.9
 registry=eigr
 
 CLUSTER_NAME=spawn-k8s
diff --git a/examples/k8s/test-operator/deployment.yaml b/examples/k8s/test-operator/deployment.yaml
index a3182ee0..36c0bab6 100644
--- a/examples/k8s/test-operator/deployment.yaml
+++ b/examples/k8s/test-operator/deployment.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: spec.serviceAccountName
-          image: eigr/spawn-operator:0.5.0-rc.8
+          image: eigr/spawn-operator:0.5.0-rc.9
           name: spawn-operator
           resources:
             limits:
diff --git a/examples/k8s/test/deployment.yaml b/examples/k8s/test/deployment.yaml
index 1f986642..a4e4c4d5 100644
--- a/examples/k8s/test/deployment.yaml
+++ b/examples/k8s/test/deployment.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ spec:
             - secretRef:
                 name: spawn-system-secret
           name: actor-host-function
-          image: eigr/spawn-proxy:0.5.0-rc.8
+          image: eigr/spawn-proxy:0.5.0-rc.9
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8800
diff --git a/examples/k8s/test/proxy-service.yaml b/examples/k8s/test/proxy-service.yaml
index 72cd181f..57374318 100644
--- a/examples/k8s/test/proxy-service.yaml
+++ b/examples/k8s/test/proxy-service.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   labels:
-    spawn-eigr.io/controller.version: 0.5.0-rc.8
+    spawn-eigr.io/controller.version: 0.5.0-rc.9
   name: spawn-proxy-test-svc
   namespace: default
 spec:
diff --git a/priv/internal_versions.exs b/priv/internal_versions.exs
index eba37aff..4c32111c 100644
--- a/priv/internal_versions.exs
+++ b/priv/internal_versions.exs
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 defmodule InternalVersions do
   # The order here is also the deploy order, its important to keep this way
   @versions [
-    spawn_statestores: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    spawn_statestores_mysql: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    spawn_statestores_mssql: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    spawn_statestores_postgres: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    spawn_statestores_sqlite: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    spawn_statestores_cockroachdb: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    spawn: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    spawn_sdk: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    activator: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    activator_grpc: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    activator_http: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    activator_kafka: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    activator_pubsub: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    activator_rabbitmq: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    activator_sqs: "0.5.0-rc.8",
-    proxy: "0.5.0-rc.8"
+    spawn_statestores: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    spawn_statestores_mysql: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    spawn_statestores_mssql: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    spawn_statestores_postgres: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    spawn_statestores_sqlite: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    spawn_statestores_cockroachdb: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    spawn: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    spawn_sdk: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    activator: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    activator_grpc: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    activator_http: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    activator_kafka: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    activator_pubsub: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    activator_rabbitmq: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    activator_sqs: "0.5.0-rc.9",
+    proxy: "0.5.0-rc.9"
   ]
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/spawn_operator/spawn_operator/lib/spawn_operator/k8s/deployment.ex b/spawn_operator/spawn_operator/lib/spawn_operator/k8s/deployment.ex
index edf82611..f5b8d3c2 100644
--- a/spawn_operator/spawn_operator/lib/spawn_operator/k8s/deployment.ex
+++ b/spawn_operator/spawn_operator/lib/spawn_operator/k8s/deployment.ex
@@ -234,6 +234,6 @@ defmodule SpawnOperator.K8s.Deployment do
       Application.get_env(
         :spawn_operator,
         :proxy_image,
-        "docker.io/eigr/spawn-proxy:0.5.0-rc.8"
+        "docker.io/eigr/spawn-proxy:0.5.0-rc.9"
       )
 end
diff --git a/spawn_operator/spawn_operator/manifest.yaml b/spawn_operator/spawn_operator/manifest.yaml
index 534c6d36..742dcf7f 100644
--- a/spawn_operator/spawn_operator/manifest.yaml
+++ b/spawn_operator/spawn_operator/manifest.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: spec.serviceAccountName
-          image: eigr/spawn-operator:0.5.0-rc.8
+          image: eigr/spawn-operator:0.5.0-rc.9
           name: spawn-operator
           resources:
             limits: