diff --git a/projects/ingress-external/values/ingress-external.yaml b/projects/ingress-external/values/ingress-external.yaml
index 71234a8c..c6cbdfd3 100644
--- a/projects/ingress-external/values/ingress-external.yaml
+++ b/projects/ingress-external/values/ingress-external.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ controller:
         ## for backwards compatibility consider setting the full image url via the repository value below
         ## use *either* current default registry/image or repository format or installing chart by providing the values.yaml will fail
         ## repository:
-        tag: "v1.6.4"
+        tag: "v1.9.3"
         digest: sha256:15be4666c53052484dd2992efacf2f50ea77a78ae8aa21ccd91af6baaa7ea22f
         digestChroot: sha256:0de01e2c316c3ca7847ca13b32d077af7910d07f21a4a82f81061839764f8f81
         pullPolicy: IfNotPresent