diff --git a/k8s/dev-setup/bigchaindb.yaml b/k8s/dev-setup/bigchaindb.yaml
index 1186738e..e6c39775 100644
--- a/k8s/dev-setup/bigchaindb.yaml
+++ b/k8s/dev-setup/bigchaindb.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       containers:
       - name: bigchaindb
-        image: bigchaindb/bigchaindb:1.0.0
+        image: bigchaindb/bigchaindb:1.1.0
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         args:
         - start