diff --git a/helmfile.d/cilium.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile.d/cilium.yaml.gotmpl
index 51ab9b11..455d18cb 100644
--- a/helmfile.d/cilium.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile.d/cilium.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ releases:
 - name: cilium
   namespace: kube-system
   chart: cilium/cilium
-  version: {{ if eq (requiredEnv "ARGOCD_ENV_CLUSTER_NAME") "hel1" }}v1.18.4{{ else }}v1.16.2{{ end }}
+  version: {{ if eq (requiredEnv "ARGOCD_ENV_CLUSTER_NAME") "hel1" }}1.18.4{{ else }}1.16.2{{ end }}
   condition: cilium.enabled
   values:
   - ../values/cilium/values/cilium.yaml.gotmpl