diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c2dcd236b..6168846f2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
   Update description of the `configs` subcommand to better describe it.
   The description when calling `bin/birdhouse -h` now matches the description when calling `bin/birdhouse configs -h`
 
+## Fixes
+
+- Correct docker image for `stac-populator` optional component
+
+  This sets the docker image for the `stac-populator` component to a version that actually contains the code
+  that is executed when `stac-populator` is called. The previous image no longer contained the relevant code.
+
 [2.6.1](https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/2.6.1) (2024-11-22)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/birdhouse/optional-components/stac-populator/docker-compose-extra.yml b/birdhouse/optional-components/stac-populator/docker-compose-extra.yml
index 9f07f1f21..de0cf0bf1 100644
--- a/birdhouse/optional-components/stac-populator/docker-compose-extra.yml
+++ b/birdhouse/optional-components/stac-populator/docker-compose-extra.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
   # populates STAC catalog with sample collection items
   stac-populator:
     container_name: stac-populator
-    image: ghcr.io/crim-ca/stac-populator:master
+    image: ghcr.io/crim-ca/stac-populator:0.0.0
     environment:
       - STAC_ASSET_GENERATOR_TIMEOUT=${STAC_ASSET_GENERATOR_TIMEOUT}
       - STAC_HOST=http://stac:8000/stac  # STAC API internally accessed to avoid Twitcher authentication