diff --git a/roles/valkey/defaults/main/main.yml b/roles/valkey/defaults/main/main.yml
index aad25ef..b335fa5 100644
--- a/roles/valkey/defaults/main/main.yml
+++ b/roles/valkey/defaults/main/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-valkey_version: "8.1.0"
+valkey_version: "8.1.1"
 valkey_state: "present"
 valkey_instance: ~
 valkey_instance_suffix: >-2