diff --git a/terraform/gitops/flux/variables.tf b/terraform/gitops/flux/variables.tf
index 7a104fd34..ce59953df 100644
--- a/terraform/gitops/flux/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/gitops/flux/variables.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ variable "flux_version" {
   description = "The version of Flux to install"
   type        = string
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=flux package=fluxcd/flux2
-  default = "2.5.1"
+  default = "2.6.0"
 
   validation {
     condition     = can(regex("^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$", var.flux_version))