diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eba78ff72b..8f98933efb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     <quarkus.version>3.15.1</quarkus.version>
     <!-- Go to `io.quarkiverse.operatorsdk:quarkus-operator-sdk-bom` and then to the parent `io.quarkiverse.operatorsdk:quarkus-operator-sdk-parent`. -->
     <!-- TODO: Fix: Currently, versions are not aligned exactly (3.11.1 vs 3.11.0), because there is no closer version supported by QOSDK. -->
-    <quarkus-operator-sdk.version>6.8.4</quarkus-operator-sdk.version>
+    <quarkus-operator-sdk.version>6.9.0</quarkus-operator-sdk.version>
     <java-operator-sdk.version>4.9.6</java-operator-sdk.version>
     <!-- /WARNING -->