diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/services/tailscale-operator/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/services/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
index f4e87ef88..6fe36eda8 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/services/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/services/tailscale-operator/values.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tailscale-operator:
       - "tag:k8s-operator"
     image:
       repository: tailscale/k8s-operator
-      tag: v1.70.0
+      tag: v1.72.1
       pullPolicy: Always
     logging: info
     hostname: tailscale-operator-cl01tl