diff --git a/k8ssandra-operator.yaml b/k8ssandra-operator.yaml
index 26a8fd1b5ad..49464fadf9b 100644
--- a/k8ssandra-operator.yaml
+++ b/k8ssandra-operator.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package:
   name: k8ssandra-operator
-  version: 1.13.0
-  epoch: 3
+  version: 1.14.0
+  epoch: 0
   description: The Kubernetes operator for K8ssandra
   copyright:
     - license: Apache-2.0
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pipeline:
     with:
       repository: https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator
       tag: v${{package.version}}
-      expected-commit: 6ad0ed0d8316d7353fd75c7f64460defb3b9bd7c
+      expected-commit: ac9e5f19eb2c22bd6cf91a0f6411f2da6c6fd682
 
   - uses: go/bump
     with:
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ pipeline:
       output: manager
       ldflags: |
         -X "main.version=${{package.version}}"
-        ${LDFLAGS} -X "main.commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
-        ${LDFLAGS} -X "main.date=$(date +%FT%T)"
+        -X "main.commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+        -X "main.date=$(date +%FT%T)"
 
   - uses: strip