diff --git a/controllers/componentsubscription_controller.go b/controllers/componentsubscription_controller.go
index cc28309..4d0bf2b 100644
--- a/controllers/componentsubscription_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/componentsubscription_controller.go
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
-	eventv1 "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
-	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/conditions"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/patch"
 	rreconcile "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/reconcile"
-	"github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller/pkg/event"
 	"github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller/pkg/status"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -214,7 +211,7 @@ func (r *ComponentSubscriptionReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, obj *v1
 
 	// Because of the predicate, this subscription will be reconciled again once there is an update to its status field.
 	if version == obj.Status.LastAppliedVersion {
-		r.markAsDone(obj)
+		status.MarkReady(r.EventRecorder, obj, "Reconciliation success")
 
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: obj.GetRequeueAfter()}, nil
 	}
@@ -241,7 +238,7 @@ func (r *ComponentSubscriptionReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, obj *v1
 	}
 
 	if latestSourceComponentVersion.LessThan(lastAppliedVersion) || latestSourceComponentVersion.Equal(lastAppliedVersion) {
-		r.markAsDone(obj)
+		status.MarkReady(r.EventRecorder, obj, "Reconciliation success")
 
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: obj.GetRequeueAfter()}, nil
 	}
@@ -281,13 +278,8 @@ func (r *ComponentSubscriptionReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, obj *v1
 	// Update the replicated version to the latest version
 	obj.Status.LastAppliedVersion = latestSourceComponentVersion.Original()
 
-	r.markAsDone(obj)
+	status.MarkReady(r.EventRecorder, obj, "Reconciliation success")
 
 	// Always requeue to constantly check for new versions.
 	return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: obj.GetRequeueAfter()}, nil
 }
-
-func (r *ComponentSubscriptionReconciler) markAsDone(obj *v1alpha1.ComponentSubscription) {
-	conditions.MarkTrue(obj, meta.ReadyCondition, meta.SucceededReason, "Reconciliation success")
-	event.New(r.EventRecorder, obj, eventv1.EventSeverityInfo, "Reconciliation success", nil)
-}
diff --git a/docs/release_notes/v0.10.0.md b/docs/release_notes/v0.10.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43dee9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release_notes/v0.10.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Release 0.10.0
+
+- integrate proposals from Soule (#85)
+- fix: removing reconciliation status #82
+- fix: add missing role (#81)
+- Create dependabot.yml (#78)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 341fd34..917425d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1
 	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-20230327091844-0c958010ace2
-	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.5.2
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.1.2
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime v0.35.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4
 	github.com/open-component-model/ocm v0.4.0
-	github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller v0.16.0
+	github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller v0.16.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	k8s.io/api v0.28.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.1
@@ -127,6 +126,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v0.36.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.0.0-rc.1 // indirect
+	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/kustomize v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fvbommel/sortorder v1.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4eb702b..120ed2d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1178,8 +1178,8 @@ github.com/onsi/gomega v1.27.10 h1:naR28SdDFlqrG6kScpT8VWpu1xWY5nJRCF3XaYyBjhI=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.27.10/go.mod h1:RsS8tutOdbdgzbPtzzATp12yT7kM5I5aElG3evPbQ0M=
 github.com/open-component-model/ocm v0.4.0 h1:S+rPJGoDnSvxhBn3QS2HXURxugTjCM4XWEJLZSaH6Ek=
 github.com/open-component-model/ocm v0.4.0/go.mod h1:7RAqaUMmA4BlwW5ZEUBm8amWIb1TL9FhNigNXQ6wiu0=
-github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller v0.16.0 h1:yhZI95pg/DVs59RwOl41xcePaEVQMZDx0P5CKhhebqc=
-github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller v0.16.0/go.mod h1:lYax3VEjWAZ7qEr90opJQl+qm/gO3wIeoz1WSEdje2c=
+github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller v0.16.1 h1:Vr04cTivp/kBYktTwDMG4FgmpIS+DdgxX1QnBdBp/hA=
+github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller v0.16.1/go.mod h1:lYax3VEjWAZ7qEr90opJQl+qm/gO3wIeoz1WSEdje2c=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v0.0.0-20170106003457-a6d0ee40d420/go.mod h1:cMLVZDEM3+U2I4VmLI6N8jQYUd2OVphdqWwCJHrFt2s=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v0.0.0-20180430190053-c9281466c8b2/go.mod h1:cMLVZDEM3+U2I4VmLI6N8jQYUd2OVphdqWwCJHrFt2s=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0-rc1/go.mod h1:cMLVZDEM3+U2I4VmLI6N8jQYUd2OVphdqWwCJHrFt2s=
diff --git a/pkg/version/release.go b/pkg/version/release.go
index 84c18dd..c4dddec 100644
--- a/pkg/version/release.go
+++ b/pkg/version/release.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package version
 
 // ReleaseVersion is the version number in semver format "vX.Y.Z", prefixed with "v".
-var ReleaseVersion = "v0.9.2"
+var ReleaseVersion = "v0.10.0"
 
 // ReleaseCandidate is the release candidate ID in format "rc.X", which will be appended to the release version.
 var ReleaseCandidate = "rc.1"