diff --git a/pkg/templates/machinecontroller/deployment.go b/pkg/templates/machinecontroller/deployment.go
index 51c9c224b..e7a6f5896 100644
--- a/pkg/templates/machinecontroller/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/templates/machinecontroller/deployment.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const (
 	MachineControllerNamespace             = metav1.NamespaceSystem
 	MachineControllerAppLabelKey           = "app"
 	MachineControllerAppLabelValue         = "machine-controller"
-	MachineControllerTag                   = "v1.1.4"
+	MachineControllerTag                   = "v1.1.5"
 	MachineControllerCredentialsSecretName = "machine-controller-credentials"
 )