diff --git a/helm/charts/oathkeeper/Chart.yaml b/helm/charts/oathkeeper/Chart.yaml
index c77fc58bf..c12c41174 100644
--- a/helm/charts/oathkeeper/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/charts/oathkeeper/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 # renovate: image=docker.io/oryd/oathkeeper
-appVersion: "v25.4.0"
+appVersion: "v26.2.0"
 description: A Helm chart for deploying ORY Oathkeeper in Kubernetes
 name: oathkeeper
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ory/docs/master/docs/static/img/logo-oathkeeper.svg
diff --git a/helm/charts/oathkeeper/values.yaml b/helm/charts/oathkeeper/values.yaml
index 91d1dbe7a..ef846a6a2 100644
--- a/helm/charts/oathkeeper/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/charts/oathkeeper/values.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ image:
   # -- ORY Oathkeeper image
   repository: oryd/oathkeeper
   # -- ORY Oathkeeper version
-  tag: "v25.4.0"
+  tag: "v26.2.0"
   # -- Image pull policy
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # -- use a busybox image from another repository