diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 0ac83a7a..95e506d4 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: fluxcd/source-controller
   newName: fluxcd/source-controller
-  newTag: v1.6.0
+  newTag: v1.6.1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 54382d3f..ac398603 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/tar v0.12.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/testserver v0.11.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.7.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.6.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.6.1
 	github.com/foxcpp/go-mockdns v1.1.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.6.2
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.2