diff --git a/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/config-daemon.yaml b/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/config-daemon.yaml
index 1412d713..9715cd0f 100644
--- a/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/config-daemon.yaml
+++ b/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/config-daemon.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+            {{- if .Values.logLevel}}
+            - name: LOG_LEVEL
+              value: {{ .Values.logLevel }}
+            {{- end}}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: sys
               mountPath: /sys
diff --git a/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/operator.yaml b/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/operator.yaml
index 8b8b90d6..0358a6d1 100644
--- a/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/operator.yaml
+++ b/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/operator.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ spec:
             capabilities:
               drop:
                 - ALL
+          {{- if .Values.logLevel}}
+          env:
+            - name: LOG_LEVEL
+              value: {{ .Values.logLevel }}
+          {{- end}}
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz
diff --git a/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/role.yaml b/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/role.yaml
index e1f46984..fbffac7a 100644
--- a/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/role.yaml
+++ b/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/templates/role.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "nic-configuration-operator.labels" . | nindent 4}}
 rules:
+- apiGroups:
+    - ""
+  resources:
+    - configmaps
+  verbs:
+    - get
 - apiGroups:
     - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/values.yaml b/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/values.yaml
index 74989726..c945c792 100644
--- a/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/network-operator/charts/nic-configuration-operator-chart/values.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 operator:
   image:
+    # -- repository to use for the operator image
     repository: ghcr.io/mellanox
     name: nic-configuration-operator
+    # -- image tag to use for the operator image
     tag: latest
+  # -- tolerations for the operator
   tolerations:
     - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/master"
       operator: "Exists"
@@ -10,7 +13,9 @@ operator:
     - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"
       operator: "Exists"
       effect: "NoSchedule"
+  # -- node selector for the operator
   nodeSelector: {}
+  # -- node affinity for the operator
   affinity:
     nodeAffinity:
       preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
@@ -24,6 +29,7 @@ operator:
             matchExpressions:
               - key: "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"
                 operator: Exists
+  # -- specify resource requests and limits for the operator
   resources:
     limits:
       cpu: 500m
@@ -31,16 +37,22 @@ operator:
     requests:
       cpu: 10m
       memory: 64Mi
+  # -- operator deployment number of replicas
   replicas: 1
   serviceAccount:
+    # -- set annotations for the operator service account
     annotations: {}
 
 configDaemon:
   image:
+    # -- repository to use for the config daemon image
     repository: ghcr.io/mellanox
     name: nic-configuration-operator-daemon
+    # -- image tag to use for the config daemon image
     tag: latest
+  # -- node selector for the config daemon
   nodeSelector: {}
+  # -- resources and limits for the config daemon
   resources:
     limits:
       cpu: 500m
@@ -49,4 +61,7 @@ configDaemon:
       cpu: 10m
       memory: 64Mi
 
+# -- log level configuration (debug|info)
+logLevel: info
+# -- image pull secrets for both the operator and the config daemon
 imagePullSecrets: []
diff --git a/deployment/network-operator/values.yaml b/deployment/network-operator/values.yaml
index 3e4e2bc3..e7b09f6a 100644
--- a/deployment/network-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/network-operator/values.yaml
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ nic-configuration-operator-chart:
     image:
       repository: ghcr.io/mellanox
       name: nic-configuration-operator
-      tag: v0.1.1
+      tag: v0.1.4
   configDaemon:
     image:
       repository: ghcr.io/mellanox
       name: nic-configuration-operator-daemon
-      tag: v0.1.1
+      tag: v0.1.4
 
 # General Operator related values
 # The operator element allows to deploy network operator from an alternate location
diff --git a/hack/release.yaml b/hack/release.yaml
index e128b156..f150eccc 100644
--- a/hack/release.yaml
+++ b/hack/release.yaml
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ rdmaCni:
 nicConfigurationOperator:
   image: nic-configuration-operator
   repository: ghcr.io/mellanox
-  version: v0.1.1
+  version: v0.1.4
 nicConfigurationConfigDaemon:
   image: nic-configuration-operator-daemon
   repository: ghcr.io/mellanox
-  version: v0.1.1
+  version: v0.1.4