diff --git a/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-onboarding-be/values.yaml b/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-onboarding-be/values.yaml
index a7deeae..7e026f9 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-onboarding-be/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdc/charts/sdc-onboarding-be/values.yaml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
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 # application image
 repository: nexus3.onap.org:10001
-image: onap/sdc-onboard-backend:1.5.2
-onboardingInitImage: onap/sdc-onboard-cassandra-init:1.5.2
+image: onap/sdc-onboard-backend:1.6.1
+onboardingInitImage: onap/sdc-onboard-cassandra-init:1.6.1
 pullPolicy: Always
 
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required