diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml
index 45d098aec..9d2d411f6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
   chart:
     spec:
       chart: cilium
-      version: 1.16.5
+      version: 1.16.6
       sourceRef:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: cilium
diff --git a/kubernetes/bootstrap/apps/helmfile.yaml b/kubernetes/bootstrap/apps/helmfile.yaml
index 6d356c3e5..3d001483a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/bootstrap/apps/helmfile.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/bootstrap/apps/helmfile.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ releases:
   - name: cilium
     namespace: kube-system
     chart: cilium/cilium
-    version: 1.16.5
+    version: 1.16.6
     values: ["../../apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helm-values.yaml"]
     needs: ["observability/kube-prometheus-stack-crds"]