diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index bab3f23..1cad036 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,43 @@ steps:
         - main
     event:
       - push
+- name: bump tag in deployment-repo
+  image: aaronriedel/kustomize-ci
+  commands:
+    - cd /deployment-repo
+    - git clone https://git.ar21.de/yolokube/fail2ban-exporter-deployment.git .
+    - cd /deployment-repo
+    - kustomize edit set image yolokube/country-geo-locations=yolokube/country-geo-locations:${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}
+  volumes:
+  - name: deployment-repo
+    path: /deployment-repo
+  when:
+    branch:
+      - main
+    event:
+      - push
+- name: push new tag to deployment-repo
+  image: appleboy/drone-git-push
+  settings:
+    branch: main
+    remote: ssh://git@git.ar21.de:2222/yolokube/fail2ban-exporter-deployment.git
+    path: /deployment-repo
+    force: false
+    commit: true
+    commit_message: "yolokube/country-geo-locations: update image tag to ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} (done automagically via Drone pipeline)"
+    ssh_key:
+      from_secret: GITEA_SSH_KEY
+  volumes:
+  - name: deployment-repo
+    path: /deployment-repo
+  when:
+    branch:
+      - main
+    event:
+      - push
+volumes:
+- name: deployment-repo
+  temp: {}
 when:
   event:
     exclude: