diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_update_readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_update_readme.yaml
index 432b2721ae5..2a57b4c8003 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_update_readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_update_readme.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export COMPONENT="$(echo "${TAG_NAME}" | cut -d'/' -f2)"
         export VERSION="$(echo "${TAG_NAME}" | cut -d'/' -f3)"
-        ./ci/update_readme_with_latest_release.sh "${COMPONENT}" "${VERSION}" "${URL}"
+        ./ci/update_files_with_release_versions.sh "${COMPONENT}" "${VERSION}" "${URL}"
     - name: Create PR
       shell: bash
       env:
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         export BRANCH="${VERSION}-update-readme"
         git checkout -b "${BRANCH}"
         git add README.md
+        git add k8s/cloud/public/base/artifact_tracker_versions.yaml
         git commit -s -m "$(cat pr_title)"
         git push -f fork "${BRANCH}"
         gh pr create --repo pixie-io/pixie \
diff --git a/.yamllint b/.yamllint
index c1f0a8da1b2..1c32cf5cec9 100644
--- a/.yamllint
+++ b/.yamllint
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ rules:
     max: 120
   truthy:
     check-keys: false
+  comments:
+    min-spaces-from-content: 1
diff --git a/ci/update_readme_with_latest_release.sh b/ci/update_files_with_release_versions.sh
similarity index 79%
rename from ci/update_readme_with_latest_release.sh
rename to ci/update_files_with_release_versions.sh
index bd0200283e3..933ea759cb8 100755
--- a/ci/update_readme_with_latest_release.sh
+++ b/ci/update_files_with_release_versions.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ version="$2"
 url="$3"
 
 readme_path="README.md"
+at_versions_path="k8s/cloud/public/base/artifact_tracker_versions.yaml"
 
 latest_release_comment="<!--${artifact_type}-latest-release-->"
 
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ latest_release_line() {
   echo "- [$(pretty_artifact_name) ${version}](${url})${latest_release_comment}"
 }
 
+# environment variable is uppercased
+artifact_tracker_env_name="PL_${artifact_type^^}_VERSION"
+
+yq -i ".spec.template.spec.containers[] |= select(.name == \"artifact-tracker-server\").env[] |= select(.name == \"${artifact_tracker_env_name}\").value = \"${version}\"" "${at_versions_path}"
+
 sed -i 's|.*'"${latest_release_comment}"'.*|'"$(latest_release_line)"'|' "${readme_path}"
 
 echo "[bot][releases] Update readme with link to latest ${artifact_type} release." > pr_title
diff --git a/k8s/cloud/public/base/artifact_tracker_versions.yaml b/k8s/cloud/public/base/artifact_tracker_versions.yaml
index 328df986846..6b8497ad1e7 100644
--- a/k8s/cloud/public/base/artifact_tracker_versions.yaml
+++ b/k8s/cloud/public/base/artifact_tracker_versions.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# autogenerated do not edit manually
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
@@ -7,11 +8,11 @@ spec:
   template:
     spec:
       containers:
-      - name: artifact-tracker-server
-        env:
-        - name: PL_VIZIER_VERSION
-          value: "0.14.14"
-        - name: PL_CLI_VERSION
-          value: "0.8.5"
-        - name: PL_OPERATOR_VERSION
-          value: "0.1.7"
+        - name: artifact-tracker-server # yamllint disable rule:indentation
+          env:
+            - name: PL_VIZIER_VERSION
+              value: "0.14.14"
+            - name: PL_CLI_VERSION
+              value: "0.8.5"
+            - name: PL_OPERATOR_VERSION
+              value: "0.1.7"