diff --git a/charts/cilium/Chart.lock b/charts/cilium/Chart.lock
index 18ecd1a1..0ca47d84 100644
--- a/charts/cilium/Chart.lock
+++ b/charts/cilium/Chart.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: cilium
   repository: https://helm.cilium.io/
-  version: 1.16.2
-digest: sha256:4df71027a1b97908a5d72e1e19f32b5ad31a0efd173c106c99b687ffe75a6106
-generated: "2025-05-25T09:07:14.465650025+01:00"
+  version: 1.18.6
+digest: sha256:8ea328ac238524b5b423e6289f5e25d05ef64e6aa19cfd5de238f1d5dd533e9b
+generated: "2026-01-16T00:35:11.351974916Z"
diff --git a/charts/cilium/Chart.yaml b/charts/cilium/Chart.yaml
index 1ed7c966..d6b10fcf 100644
--- a/charts/cilium/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/cilium/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.1.0
+version: 0.2.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ appVersion: "4"
 
 dependencies:
 - name: cilium
-  version: 1.16.2
+  version: 1.18.6
   repository: "https://helm.cilium.io/"
 
diff --git a/charts/cilium/README.md b/charts/cilium/README.md
index cddd83c6..150c58f9 100644
--- a/charts/cilium/README.md
+++ b/charts/cilium/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # cilium
 
-![Version: 0.1.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.1.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 4](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-4-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.2.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 4](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-4-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for Kubernetes
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ A Helm chart for Kubernetes
 
 | Repository | Name | Version |
 |------------|------|---------|
-| https://helm.cilium.io/ | cilium | 1.16.2 |
+| https://helm.cilium.io/ | cilium | 1.18.6 |
 
 ## Values
 
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