diff --git a/.github/scripts/find-latest-image.sh b/.github/scripts/find-latest-image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..53392e32a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/find-latest-image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Searches backwards through GitHub releases to find the newest release
+# where all specified container images have been published.
+#
+# Usage: find-latest-image.sh <github_repo> <image1> [image2 ...]
+#   github_repo: GitHub repo in "owner/name" format
+#   image1..N:   Full image references without tags (e.g., ghcr.io/org/name)
+#
+# Options (via environment variables):
+#   SEMVER_ONLY=true    Skip non-semver tags (default: false)
+#   FALLBACK_TAG=<tag>  Tag to return if no release has published images (default: exits 1)
+#
+# Outputs the matched tag to stdout. All logging goes to stderr.
+
+GITHUB_REPO="$1"
+shift
+IMAGES=("$@")
+
+if [ ${#IMAGES[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: find-latest-image.sh <github_repo> <image1> [image2 ...]" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+SEMVER_ONLY="${SEMVER_ONLY:-false}"
+FALLBACK_TAG="${FALLBACK_TAG:-}"
+
+RELEASES=$(curl -sf --retry 3 --retry-delay 5 \
+  "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases?per_page=20" \
+  | jq -r '.[].tag_name')
+
+for RELEASE_TAG in $RELEASES; do
+  if [ "$SEMVER_ONLY" = "true" ]; then
+    if ! echo "$RELEASE_TAG" | grep -qE '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'; then
+      echo "Skipping non-semver tag: $RELEASE_TAG" >&2
+      continue
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo "Checking images for ${GITHUB_REPO} release ${RELEASE_TAG}..." >&2
+  ALL_FOUND=true
+  for IMAGE in "${IMAGES[@]}"; do
+    if ! skopeo inspect --override-arch amd64 --override-os linux \
+      "docker://${IMAGE}:${RELEASE_TAG}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      ALL_FOUND=false
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+
+  if [ "$ALL_FOUND" = "true" ]; then
+    echo "Found images for ${GITHUB_REPO} release ${RELEASE_TAG}" >&2
+    echo "$RELEASE_TAG"
+    exit 0
+  else
+    echo "Images not found for ${RELEASE_TAG}, trying next..." >&2
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ -n "$FALLBACK_TAG" ]; then
+  echo "No versioned images found, using fallback: ${FALLBACK_TAG}" >&2
+  echo "$FALLBACK_TAG"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "No release with published images found for ${GITHUB_REPO}" >&2
+exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-image-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/update-image-versions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..398b98360e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-image-versions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+name: Update image versions
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '17 6 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io/complianceascode
+  IMAGES_FILE: pkg/utils/images.go
+
+jobs:
+  update-images:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install skopeo
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y skopeo
+
+      - name: Get latest compliance-operator release with published images
+        id: co-release
+        run: |
+          CO_TAG=$(SEMVER_ONLY=true .github/scripts/find-latest-image.sh \
+            ComplianceAsCode/compliance-operator \
+            "$REGISTRY/compliance-operator" \
+            "$REGISTRY/openscap-ocp")
+          echo "tag=$CO_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Get latest k8scontent revision
+        id: k8scontent-release
+        run: |
+          K8S_TAG=$(skopeo inspect --override-arch amd64 --override-os linux \
+            "docker://$REGISTRY/k8scontent:latest" \
+            | jq -r '.Labels["org.opencontainers.image.revision"]')
+
+          if [ -z "$K8S_TAG" ] || [ "$K8S_TAG" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to get k8scontent revision from :latest"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Verifying k8scontent:${K8S_TAG} exists..."
+          skopeo inspect --override-arch amd64 --override-os linux \
+            "docker://$REGISTRY/k8scontent:${K8S_TAG}" > /dev/null
+
+          echo "tag=$K8S_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Check for version changes
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          CO_TAG="${{ steps.co-release.outputs.tag }}"
+          K8S_TAG="${{ steps.k8scontent-release.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          OPENSCAP_CUR=$(grep 'openscap-ocp:' "$IMAGES_FILE" | sed 's/.*openscap-ocp:\([^"]*\).*/\1/')
+          OPERATOR_CUR=$(grep 'compliance-operator:' "$IMAGES_FILE" | sed 's/.*compliance-operator:\([^"]*\).*/\1/')
+          K8S_CUR=$(grep 'k8scontent:' "$IMAGES_FILE" | sed 's/.*k8scontent:\([^"]*\).*/\1/')
+
+          echo "Current:  openscap-ocp=$OPENSCAP_CUR  compliance-operator=$OPERATOR_CUR  k8scontent=$K8S_CUR"
+          echo "Resolved: openscap-ocp=$CO_TAG  compliance-operator=$CO_TAG  k8scontent=$K8S_TAG"
+
+          echo "openscap=$OPENSCAP_CUR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "operator=$OPERATOR_CUR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "k8scontent=$K8S_CUR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          CHANGED="false"
+          if [ "$CO_TAG" != "$OPENSCAP_CUR" ] || [ "$CO_TAG" != "$OPERATOR_CUR" ] || [ "$K8S_TAG" != "$K8S_CUR" ]; then
+            CHANGED="true"
+          fi
+          echo "changed=$CHANGED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Update image versions
+        if: steps.check.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          CO_TAG="${{ steps.co-release.outputs.tag }}"
+          K8S_TAG="${{ steps.k8scontent-release.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          sed -i 's|openscap-ocp:[^"]*|openscap-ocp:'"${CO_TAG}"'|' "$IMAGES_FILE"
+          sed -i 's|compliance-operator:[^"]*|compliance-operator:'"${CO_TAG}"'|' "$IMAGES_FILE"
+          sed -i 's|k8scontent:[^"]*|k8scontent:'"${K8S_TAG}"'|' "$IMAGES_FILE"
+
+          echo "Updated $IMAGES_FILE:"
+          grep -A2 'componentDefaults' "$IMAGES_FILE" | tail -5
+
+      - name: Create pull request
+        if: steps.check.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
+        with:
+          commit-message: |
+            Update container image versions
+
+            openscap-ocp: ${{ steps.check.outputs.openscap }} -> ${{ steps.co-release.outputs.tag }}
+            compliance-operator: ${{ steps.check.outputs.operator }} -> ${{ steps.co-release.outputs.tag }}
+            k8scontent: ${{ steps.check.outputs.k8scontent }} -> ${{ steps.k8scontent-release.outputs.tag }}
+          title: "Update container image versions"
+          body: |
+            Automated update of pinned container image versions in `pkg/utils/images.go`.
+
+            | Image | Previous | New |
+            |-------|----------|-----|
+            | openscap-ocp | `${{ steps.check.outputs.openscap }}` | `${{ steps.co-release.outputs.tag }}` |
+            | compliance-operator | `${{ steps.check.outputs.operator }}` | `${{ steps.co-release.outputs.tag }}` |
+            | k8scontent | `${{ steps.check.outputs.k8scontent }}` | `${{ steps.k8scontent-release.outputs.tag }}` |
+          branch: automated/update-image-versions
+          delete-branch: true
diff --git a/pkg/utils/images.go b/pkg/utils/images.go
index bbab648ef8..7b4fc2bf4f 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/images.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/images.go
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ var componentDefaults = []struct {
 	defaultImage string
 	envVar       string
 }{
-	{"ghcr.io/complianceascode/openscap-ocp:latest", "RELATED_IMAGE_OPENSCAP"},
-	{"ghcr.io/complianceascode/compliance-operator:latest", "RELATED_IMAGE_OPERATOR"},
-	{"ghcr.io/complianceascode/k8scontent:latest", "RELATED_IMAGE_PROFILE"},
+	{"ghcr.io/complianceascode/openscap-ocp:v1.7.0", "RELATED_IMAGE_OPENSCAP"},
+	{"ghcr.io/complianceascode/compliance-operator:v1.7.0", "RELATED_IMAGE_OPERATOR"},
+	{"ghcr.io/complianceascode/k8scontent:b01ffe68cc1320ee472408798bc56d83cfbfb1f7", "RELATED_IMAGE_PROFILE"},
 }
 
 // GetComponentImage returns a full image pull spec for a given component