diff --git a/modules/sks/exoscale/variables.tf b/modules/sks/exoscale/variables.tf
index a6d80b71de..997eed7665 100644
--- a/modules/sks/exoscale/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/sks/exoscale/variables.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variable "base_domain" {
 variable "kubernetes_version" {
   description = "Specify which Kubernetes release to use."
   type        = string
-  default     = "1.21.5"
+  default     = "1.21.6"
 }
 
 variable "zone" {