diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f701007c..23beab405 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _... managed by Flux and serviced with RenovateBot_ :robot:
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diff --git a/cluster/apps/system-upgrade/server-plan.yaml b/cluster/apps/system-upgrade/server-plan.yaml
index 6640631f4..f5989c891 100644
--- a/cluster/apps/system-upgrade/server-plan.yaml
+++ b/cluster/apps/system-upgrade/server-plan.yaml
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ spec:
       operator: Exists
   upgrade:
     image: rancher/k3s-upgrade
-  channel: https://update.k3s.io/v1-release/channels/v1.20
+  channel: https://update.k3s.io/v1-release/channels/v1.21
diff --git a/cluster/apps/system-upgrade/worker-plan.yaml b/cluster/apps/system-upgrade/worker-plan.yaml
index 9719700e1..4c314abcb 100644
--- a/cluster/apps/system-upgrade/worker-plan.yaml
+++ b/cluster/apps/system-upgrade/worker-plan.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
     k3s-upgrade: worker
 spec:
   concurrency: 1
-  channel: https://update.k3s.io/v1-release/channels/v1.20
+  channel: https://update.k3s.io/v1-release/channels/v1.21
   nodeSelector:
     matchExpressions:
       #- key: k3s-upgrade