diff --git a/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
index 864c220..2c60607 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-mariadb_version: "10.6.11"
+mariadb_version: "10.6.16"
 mariadb_base_path: /var/lib/mariadb
 mariadb_data_path: "{{ mariadb_base_path }}/{{ mariadb_version }}"