diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
index ce4f12a72..d7b85b9f7 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tailscale-operator:
       - "tag:k8s-operator"
     image:
       repository: tailscale/k8s-operator
-      tag: v1.94.2
+      tag: v1.96.5
       digest: sha256:7956bd50dca9dc804b98720df94d112b54af85449ed0bf8cc7fad0346b225067
     hostname: tailscale-operator-cl01tl
   ingressClass: