diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 589fa7045..5a875ca6b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ A test-run with `minikube` could look like this:
 
 ```console
 # start minikube
-minikube start --vm-driver kvm2 --kubernetes-version <k8s-release>
+minikube start --driver=kvm2 --kubernetes-version <k8s-release>
 
 # build kured image and publish to registry accessible by minikube
 make image minikube-publish
diff --git a/kured-ds.yaml b/kured-ds.yaml
index 77bb8d0a6..60862eac1 100644
--- a/kured-ds.yaml
+++ b/kured-ds.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
       restartPolicy: Always
       containers:
         - name: kured
-          image: ghcr.io/kubereboot/kured:1.12.0
+          image: ghcr.io/kubereboot/kured:1.12.1
                  # If you find yourself here wondering why there is no
                  # :latest tag on Docker Hub,see the FAQ in the README
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent