diff --git a/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml b/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml
index c768465357..1d296aee10 100644
--- a/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ global:
     cilium:
       url: https://helm.cilium.io
       charts:
-        cilium: 1.18.4
+        cilium: 1.18.6
       condition: '{{ eq (include "t8s-cluster.cni" .) "cilium" }}'
     nvidia:
       url: https://helm.ngc.nvidia.com/nvidia