diff --git a/rabbitmq-operator/kustomization.yaml b/rabbitmq-operator/kustomization.yaml
index bb8408a..9ff1bac 100644
--- a/rabbitmq-operator/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/rabbitmq-operator/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
-- https://github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator/releases/download/v2.17.2/cluster-operator.yml
+- https://github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator/releases/download/v2.18.0/cluster-operator.yml
+
+#TODO: move to kustomize? but which one? https://github.com/rabbitmq/cluster-operator/tree/main/config