diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index baa2a71a..b5b84087 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.0.1
+
+**Release date:** 2025-09-28
+
+This patch release fixes the Git checkout reference name not
+being taken into account when checking out the Git repository.
+
+Fixes:
+- Fix checkout reference name not taken into account
+  [#973](https://github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/pull/973)
+
 ## 1.0.0
 
 **Release date:** 2025-09-16
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 11c000ef..12fcffe8 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: fluxcd/image-automation-controller
   newName: fluxcd/image-automation-controller
-  newTag: v1.0.0
+  newTag: v1.0.1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cf18bc72..a53df061 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.3.0
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.4.1
-	github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v1.0.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v1.0.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v1.0.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.9.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.19.0