diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb45f56d36122db16e79d49e293a7ad65b593f81..830c973b4c0049ecdaef7c276674d2ffd1c5bc81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ In order to be able to communicate with the Vault server, the variant requires t
 
 | Input / Variable | Description                            | Default value     |
 | ----------------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
-| `TBC_VAULT_IMAGE` | The [Vault Secrets Provider](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider) image to use (can be overridden) | `registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider:master` |
+| `TBC_VAULT_IMAGE` | The [Vault Secrets Provider](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider) image to use (can be overridden) | `registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider:latest` |
 | `vault-base-url` / `VAULT_BASE_URL` | The Vault server base API url          | _none_ |
 | `vault-oidc-aud` / `VAULT_OIDC_AUD` | The `aud` claim for the JWT | `$CI_SERVER_URL` |
 | :lock: `VAULT_ROLE_ID`   | The [AppRole](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/auth/approle) RoleID | **must be defined** |
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 2eeae06d4bdbcbce4aed91df1842ec86721b2244..299472e6f2dbf7e2d21758d2267395acaab89d42 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         {
           "name": "TBC_VAULT_IMAGE",
           "description": "The [Vault Secrets Provider](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider) image to use",
-          "default": "registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider:master",
+          "default": "registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider:latest",
           "advanced": true
         },
         {
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-sonar-vault.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-sonar-vault.yml
index f2aace5dbde49bf23c8cfc56430123e44879bb5e..11c850ca6487cea5d041c5f66a13c4e8a8619ddb 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-sonar-vault.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-sonar-vault.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
 ---
 variables:
   # variabilized vault-secrets-provider image
-  TBC_VAULT_IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider:master
+  TBC_VAULT_IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/vault-secrets-provider:latest
   # variables have to be explicitly declared in the YAML to be exported to the service
   VAULT_ROLE_ID: "$VAULT_ROLE_ID"
   VAULT_SECRET_ID: "$VAULT_SECRET_ID"