diff --git a/roles/keycloak/defaults/main.yml b/roles/keycloak/defaults/main.yml
index ba557e48..5c08b21d 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak/defaults/main.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ keycloak_ingress_spec: >-
   }}
 
 # The version of the Keycloak operator to install
-keycloak_operator_version: 25.0.6
+keycloak_operator_version: 26.0.6
 # The base URL for the Keycloak operator manifests
 keycloak_operator_base_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/keycloak/keycloak-k8s-resources