diff --git a/testdata/go/v4/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/v4/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 4666f638fe..8c03eda856 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v4/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/v4/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.1
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 
diff --git a/testdata/go/v4/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/v4/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
index b3d527e175..63a4758cab 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v4/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/v4/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.1
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 
diff --git a/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 7064d45862..46bb0cf220 100644
--- a/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.42.1
 
 # Container tool to use for building and pushing images
 CONTAINER_TOOL ?= docker