diff --git a/roles/keycloak/defaults/main.yml b/roles/keycloak/defaults/main.yml
index 390a6387..97aa0e98 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak/defaults/main.yml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ keycloak_ingress_spec: >-
   }}
 
 # The version of the Keycloak operator to install
-keycloak_operator_version: 25.0.6
+keycloak_operator_version: 26.0.0
 # The base URL for the Keycloak operator manifests
 keycloak_operator_base_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/keycloak/keycloak-k8s-resources