diff --git a/cluster/core/rook-ceph/storage/cephcluster.yaml b/cluster/core/rook-ceph/storage/cephcluster.yaml
index c7ef21f36..e821ed50d 100644
--- a/cluster/core/rook-ceph/storage/cephcluster.yaml
+++ b/cluster/core/rook-ceph/storage/cephcluster.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: rook-ceph
 spec:
   cephVersion:
-    image: quay.io/ceph/ceph:v16.2.5
+    image: quay.io/ceph/ceph:v16.2.6
     allowUnsupported: false
   dataDirHostPath: /var/lib/rook
   skipUpgradeChecks: false