diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index c4950a9cc..49a070624 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ gcp_pd_csi_resizer_image_tag: "v0.4.0-gke.0"
 gcp_pd_csi_registrar_image_tag: "v1.2.0-gke.0"
 
 dashboard_image_repo: "{{ docker_image_repo }}/kubernetesui/dashboard-{{ image_arch }}"
-dashboard_image_tag: "v2.6.0"
+dashboard_image_tag: "v2.6.1"
 dashboard_metrics_scraper_repo: "{{ docker_image_repo }}/kubernetesui/metrics-scraper"
 dashboard_metrics_scraper_tag: "v1.0.8"