diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ea6c36fe4..583a58abf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2879,7 +2879,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.101.0"
+version = "0.101.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b150c4ae..32adca252 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.101.1] - 2025-12-23
+
+### Fixed
+
+- BREAKING: Only take `object_overrides` by reference in `ClusterResources::new` ([#1132]).
+
+[#1132]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/1132
+
 ## [0.101.0] - 2025-12-23
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index b2d25152b..6e6fd7edc 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "stackable-operator"
 description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-version = "0.101.0"
+version = "0.101.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/cluster_resources.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/cluster_resources.rs
index da3ee1bcf..e159f9cf2 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/cluster_resources.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/cluster_resources.rs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ impl ClusterResource for Deployment {
 ///         CONTROLLER_NAME,
 ///         &app.object_ref(&()),
 ///         ClusterResourceApplyStrategy::Default,
-///         app.spec.object_overrides.clone(),
+///         &app.spec.object_overrides,
 ///     )
 ///     .map_err(|source| Error::CreateClusterResources { source })?;
 ///
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ impl ClusterResource for Deployment {
 /// }
 /// ```
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub struct ClusterResources {
+pub struct ClusterResources<'a> {
     /// The namespace of the cluster
     namespace: String,
 
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ pub struct ClusterResources {
     apply_strategy: ClusterResourceApplyStrategy,
 
     /// Arbitrary Kubernetes object overrides specified by the user via the CRD.
-    object_overrides: ObjectOverrides,
+    object_overrides: &'a ObjectOverrides,
 }
 
-impl ClusterResources {
+impl<'a> ClusterResources<'a> {
     /// Constructs new `ClusterResources`.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ impl ClusterResources {
         controller_name: &str,
         cluster: &ObjectReference,
         apply_strategy: ClusterResourceApplyStrategy,
-        object_overrides: ObjectOverrides,
+        object_overrides: &'a ObjectOverrides,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let namespace = cluster
             .namespace