diff --git a/helmfile.d/cilium.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile.d/cilium.yaml.gotmpl
index baaca2b4..8bb9f740 100644
--- a/helmfile.d/cilium.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile.d/cilium.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ releases:
 - name: cilium
   namespace: kube-system
   chart: cilium/cilium
-  version: 1.16.2
+  version: 1.18.6
   condition: cilium.enabled
   values:
   - ../values/cilium/values/cilium.yaml.gotmpl