diff --git a/kubernetes/utility/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/utility/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml
index 6e258ee26..5e808f765 100644
--- a/kubernetes/utility/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/utility/apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
   chart:
     spec:
       chart: cilium
-      version: 1.16.2
+      version: 1.16.3
       sourceRef:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: cilium
diff --git a/kubernetes/utility/bootstrap/talos/apps/helmfile.yaml b/kubernetes/utility/bootstrap/talos/apps/helmfile.yaml
index a11dbd6f1..d90e72f6f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/utility/bootstrap/talos/apps/helmfile.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/utility/bootstrap/talos/apps/helmfile.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ releases:
   - name: cilium
     namespace: kube-system
     chart: cilium/cilium
-    version: 1.16.2
+    version: 1.16.3
     values: ["../../../apps/kube-system/cilium/app/helm-values.yaml"]
     needs: ["monitoring/prometheus-operator-crds"]
   - name: coredns