diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4477ba81..5587e6a5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "16.9.1-uds.0"
+    ".": "16.9.1-uds.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51a55f29..bc084e0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [16.9.1-uds.1](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-package-gitlab/compare/v16.9.1-uds.0...v16.9.1-uds.1) (2024-03-05)
+
+
+### ci
+
+* use uds vendored zarf on publish ([#55](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-package-gitlab/issues/55)) ([4e46674](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-package-gitlab/commit/4e46674abc55062075fdfdf4ef1645f243bed5cd))
+
 ## [16.9.1-uds.0](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-package-gitlab/compare/v16.8.1-uds.4...v16.9.1-uds.0) (2024-03-04)
 
 
diff --git a/bundle/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundle/uds-bundle.yaml
index 54ab37c1..a986582c 100644
--- a/bundle/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundle/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ metadata:
   name: gitlab-test
   description: A UDS bundle for deploying Gitlab and it's dependencies on a development cluster
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: 16.9.1-uds.0
+  version: 16.9.1-uds.1
   # x-release-please-end
 
 packages:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ packages:
   - name: gitlab
     path: ../
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    ref: 16.9.1-uds.0
+    ref: 16.9.1-uds.1
     # x-release-please-end
     overrides:
       gitlab:
diff --git a/tasks/publish.yaml b/tasks/publish.yaml
index 36ab5277..112116e3 100644
--- a/tasks/publish.yaml
+++ b/tasks/publish.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ variables:
   - name: VERSION
     description: The version of the package to build
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: "16.9.1-uds.0"
+    default: "16.9.1-uds.1"
     # x-release-please-end
 
   - name: FLAVOR
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 1e17b3e3..0b10b90a 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.9.1-uds.0
+16.9.1-uds.1
diff --git a/zarf.yaml b/zarf.yaml
index 29b776c2..8b51e3fb 100644
--- a/zarf.yaml
+++ b/zarf.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: gitlab
   description: "UDS GitLab Package"
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: "16.9.1-uds.0"
+  version: "16.9.1-uds.1"
   # x-release-please-end
 
 variables: