diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/Chart.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/Chart.yaml
index e35304bbf..3365293c5 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ dependencies:
     repository: https://pkgs.tailscale.com/helmcharts
 icon: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/selfhst/icons/png/tailscale-light.png
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=tailscale/tailscale
-appVersion: v1.94.2
+appVersion: v1.96.5
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
index d7b85b9f7..15f9c95af 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ tailscale-operator:
   proxyConfig:
     image:
       repository: tailscale/tailscale
-      tag: v1.94.2
+      tag: v1.96.5
       digest: sha256:95e528798bebe75f39b10e74e7051cf51188ee615934f232ba7ad06a3390ffa1
     defaultProxyClass: no-metrics