diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 7b8ab2c..36d7abf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # zot
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=project-zot/zot versioning=pep440
-zot_version: "2.1.16"
+zot_version: "2.1.17"
 
 # enable cve scanning of images
 zot_cve_scanning: false