diff --git a/config/advanced-install/namespaced-controller-wo-crds.yaml b/config/advanced-install/namespaced-controller-wo-crds.yaml
index 09a5f0dfa2..e40667e853 100644
--- a/config/advanced-install/namespaced-controller-wo-crds.yaml
+++ b/config/advanced-install/namespaced-controller-wo-crds.yaml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ data:
             replicas: 3
         versions:
         - version: latest
-          natsImage: nats:2.10.3
+          natsImage: nats:2.10.17
           metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
           configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
           startCommand: /nats-server
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ data:
           metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
           configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
           startCommand: /nats-server
+        - version: 2.10.17
+          natsImage: nats:2.10.17
+          metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
+          configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
+          startCommand: /nats-server
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: numaflow-controller-config
diff --git a/config/apps/nats/nats.yaml b/config/apps/nats/nats.yaml
index e5443283e5..05fb1a3dfd 100644
--- a/config/apps/nats/nats.yaml
+++ b/config/apps/nats/nats.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - name: nats
-        image: nats:2.10.11-alpine
+        image: nats:2.10.17-alpine
         ports:
         - containerPort: 4222
           name: client
@@ -136,4 +136,4 @@ spec:
               # the same amount as the terminationGracePeriodSeconds to allow
               # the NATS Server to gracefully terminate the client connections.
               #
-              command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "nats-server -sl=ldm=/var/run/nats/nats.pid && /bin/sleep 60"]
\ No newline at end of file
+              command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "nats-server -sl=ldm=/var/run/nats/nats.pid && /bin/sleep 60"]
diff --git a/config/base/controller-manager/numaflow-controller-config.yaml b/config/base/controller-manager/numaflow-controller-config.yaml
index b966f3d807..eaf49cd124 100644
--- a/config/base/controller-manager/numaflow-controller-config.yaml
+++ b/config/base/controller-manager/numaflow-controller-config.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ data:
             replicas: 3
         versions:
         - version: latest
-          natsImage: nats:2.10.3
+          natsImage: nats:2.10.17
           metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
           configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
           startCommand: /nats-server
@@ -150,3 +150,8 @@ data:
           metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
           configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
           startCommand: /nats-server
+        - version: 2.10.17
+          natsImage: nats:2.10.17
+          metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
+          configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
+          startCommand: /nats-server
diff --git a/config/install.yaml b/config/install.yaml
index 81e6b9ba4d..47ff2d6f16 100644
--- a/config/install.yaml
+++ b/config/install.yaml
@@ -18229,7 +18229,7 @@ data:
             replicas: 3
         versions:
         - version: latest
-          natsImage: nats:2.10.3
+          natsImage: nats:2.10.17
           metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
           configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
           startCommand: /nats-server
@@ -18288,6 +18288,11 @@ data:
           metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
           configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
           startCommand: /nats-server
+        - version: 2.10.17
+          natsImage: nats:2.10.17
+          metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
+          configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
+          startCommand: /nats-server
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: numaflow-controller-config
diff --git a/config/namespace-install.yaml b/config/namespace-install.yaml
index fb02ff2a44..fa0157314f 100644
--- a/config/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/config/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -18132,7 +18132,7 @@ data:
             replicas: 3
         versions:
         - version: latest
-          natsImage: nats:2.10.3
+          natsImage: nats:2.10.17
           metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
           configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
           startCommand: /nats-server
@@ -18191,6 +18191,11 @@ data:
           metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
           configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
           startCommand: /nats-server
+        - version: 2.10.17
+          natsImage: nats:2.10.17
+          metricsExporterImage: natsio/prometheus-nats-exporter:0.9.1
+          configReloaderImage: natsio/nats-server-config-reloader:0.7.0
+          startCommand: /nats-server
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: numaflow-controller-config