diff --git a/oathkeeper/kustomization.yml b/oathkeeper/kustomization.yml
index c126d10..2acf5e3 100644
--- a/oathkeeper/kustomization.yml
+++ b/oathkeeper/kustomization.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ configMapGenerator:
 
 images:
   - name: oryd/oathkeeper
-    newTag: v0.40.7
+    newTag: v26.2.0
   - name: oryd/oathkeeper-maester
     newTag: v0.1.10-arm64