diff --git a/api/filters/imagetag/imagetag_test.go b/api/filters/imagetag/imagetag_test.go
index 2b71fb2ce..a473cc787 100644
--- a/api/filters/imagetag/imagetag_test.go
+++ b/api/filters/imagetag/imagetag_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,162 @@ func TestImageTagUpdater_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 		filter         Filter
 		fsSlice        types.FsSlice
 	}{
+		"ignore CustomResourceDefinition": {
+			input: `
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: whatever
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: whatever
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: whatever
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: theImageShouldNotChangeInACrd
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:    "whatever",
+					NewName: "theImageShouldNotChangeInACrd",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/containers/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+
+		"legacy multiple images in containers": {
+			input: `
+apiVersion: example.com/v1
+kind: Foo
+metadata:
+  name: instance
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: nginx:1.2.1
+  - image: nginx:2.1.2
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+apiVersion: example.com/v1
+kind: Foo
+metadata:
+  name: instance
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: apache@12345
+  - image: apache@12345
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:    "nginx",
+					NewName: "apache",
+					Digest:  "12345",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/containers/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"legacy both containers and initContainers": {
+			input: `
+apiVersion: example.com/v1
+kind: Foo
+metadata:
+  name: instance
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: nginx:1.2.1
+  - image: tomcat:1.2.3
+  initContainers:
+  - image: nginx:1.2.1
+  - image: apache:1.2.3
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+apiVersion: example.com/v1
+kind: Foo
+metadata:
+  name: instance
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: apache:3.2.1
+  - image: tomcat:1.2.3
+  initContainers:
+  - image: apache:3.2.1
+  - image: apache:1.2.3
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:    "nginx",
+					NewName: "apache",
+					NewTag:  "3.2.1",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/containers/image",
+				},
+				{
+					Path: "spec/initContainers/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"legacy updates at multiple depths": {
+			input: `
+apiVersion: example.com/v1
+kind: Foo
+metadata:
+  name: instance
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: nginx:1.2.1
+  - image: tomcat:1.2.3
+  template:
+    spec: 
+      initContainers:
+      - image: nginx:1.2.1
+      - image: apache:1.2.3
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+apiVersion: example.com/v1
+kind: Foo
+metadata:
+  name: instance
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: apache:3.2.1
+  - image: tomcat:1.2.3
+  template:
+    spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - image: apache:3.2.1
+      - image: apache:1.2.3
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:    "nginx",
+					NewName: "apache",
+					NewTag:  "3.2.1",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/containers/image",
+				},
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/initContainers/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		"update with digest": {
 			input: `
 apiVersion: example.com/v1
@@ -49,6 +205,7 @@ spec:
 				},
 			},
 		},
+
 		"multiple matches in sequence": {
 			input: `
 apiVersion: example.com/v1
@@ -85,6 +242,422 @@ spec:
 				},
 			},
 		},
+
+		"new Tag": {
+			input: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx:1.7.9
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: nginx:latest
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: nginx
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: nginx@sha256:111111111111111111
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx:v2
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: nginx:v2
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: nginx:v2
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: nginx:v2
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:   "nginx",
+					NewTag: "v2",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/containers[]/image",
+				},
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/initContainers[]/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"newImage": {
+			input: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx:1.7.9
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: nginx:latest
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: nginx
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: nginx@sha256:111111111111111111
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: busybox:1.7.9
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: busybox:latest
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: busybox
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: busybox@sha256:111111111111111111
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:    "nginx",
+					NewName: "busybox",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/containers[]/image",
+				},
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/initContainers[]/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"newImageAndTag": {
+			input: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx:1.7.9
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: nginx:latest
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: nginx
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: nginx@sha256:111111111111111111
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: busybox:v3
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: busybox:v3
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: busybox:v3
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: busybox:v3
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:    "nginx",
+					NewName: "busybox",
+					NewTag:  "v3",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/containers[]/image",
+				},
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/initContainers[]/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"newDigest": {
+			input: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx:1.7.9
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: nginx:latest
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: nginx
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: nginx@sha256:111111111111111111
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx@sha256:222222222222222222
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: nginx@sha256:222222222222222222
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: nginx@sha256:222222222222222222
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: nginx@sha256:222222222222222222
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:   "nginx",
+					Digest: "sha256:222222222222222222",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/containers/image",
+				},
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/initContainers/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"newImageAndDigest": {
+			input: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx:1.7.9
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: nginx:latest
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: nginx
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: nginx@sha256:111111111111111111
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: busybox@sha256:222222222222222222
+        name: nginx-tagged
+      - image: busybox@sha256:222222222222222222
+        name: nginx-latest
+      - image: foobar:1
+        name: replaced-with-digest
+      - image: postgres:1.8.0
+        name: postgresdb
+      initContainers:
+      - image: busybox@sha256:222222222222222222
+        name: nginx-notag
+      - image: busybox@sha256:222222222222222222
+        name: nginx-sha256
+      - image: alpine:1.8.0
+        name: init-alpine
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:    "nginx",
+					NewName: "busybox",
+					Digest:  "sha256:222222222222222222",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/containers[]/image",
+				},
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/initContainers[]/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"emptyContainers": {
+			input: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  containers:
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  containers: []
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:   "nginx",
+					NewTag: "v2",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/containers[]/image",
+					//					CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"tagWithBraces": {
+			input: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: some.registry.io/my-image:{GENERATED_TAG}
+        name: my-image
+`,
+			expectedOutput: `
+group: apps
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: deploy1
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: some.registry.io/my-image:my-fixed-tag
+        name: my-image
+`,
+			filter: Filter{
+				ImageTag: types.Image{
+					Name:   "some.registry.io/my-image",
+					NewTag: "my-fixed-tag",
+				},
+			},
+			fsSlice: []types.FieldSpec{
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/containers[]/image",
+				},
+				{
+					Path: "spec/template/spec/initContainers[]/image",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for tn, tc := range testCases {