diff --git a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/Chart.yaml
index 88fd68827..57d07cf74 100644
--- a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: v0.6.1
+version: v0.6.2
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "v0.6.1"
+appVersion: "v0.6.2"
diff --git a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/values.yaml b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/values.yaml
index 001ef4b10..24310a4a7 100644
--- a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/values.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ controllerManager:
         - ALL
     image:
       repository: infisical/kubernetes-operator
-      tag: v0.6.1
+      tag: v0.6.2
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 500m
diff --git a/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go b/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
index 9ae6ad69a..f92275af4 100644
--- a/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
+++ b/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_helper.go
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ func (r *InfisicalSecretReconciler) UpdateInfisicalManagedKubeSecret(ctx context
 		plainProcessedSecrets[secret.Key] = []byte(secret.Value)
 	}
 
+	// Initialize the Annotations map if it's nil
+	if managedKubeSecret.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+		managedKubeSecret.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+
 	managedKubeSecret.Data = plainProcessedSecrets
 	managedKubeSecret.ObjectMeta.Annotations[SECRET_VERSION_ANNOTATION] = ETag