diff --git a/roles/valkey/defaults/main/main.yml b/roles/valkey/defaults/main/main.yml
index ea70746..912f234 100644
--- a/roles/valkey/defaults/main/main.yml
+++ b/roles/valkey/defaults/main/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-valkey_version: "8.0.2"
+valkey_version: "8.1.0"
 valkey_state: "present"
 valkey_instance: ~
 valkey_instance_suffix: >-2