diff --git a/.image.env b/.image.env
index cf1bfa3d5b..a2f7739e05 100644
--- a/.image.env
+++ b/.image.env
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # most recent tag is interpolated from the source repository and used to generate a fully qualified image
 # name.
 MINIO_TAG='RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z'
-RQLITE_TAG='10.2.0'
+RQLITE_TAG='10.2.1'
 DEX_TAG='2.44.0'
 SCHEMAHERO_TAG='0.25.0'
 LVP_TAG='0.6.14'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d856852ec2..41e90377c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include Makefile.build.mk
 CURRENT_USER := $(shell id -u -n)
 MINIO_TAG ?= RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z
-RQLITE_TAG ?= 10.2.0
+RQLITE_TAG ?= 10.2.1
 DEX_TAG ?= 2.44.0
 LVP_TAG ?= 0.6.14
 PACT_PUBLISH_CONTRACT ?= false
diff --git a/pkg/image/constants.go b/pkg/image/constants.go
index 495ae47cb1..e3f8ce1f0d 100644
--- a/pkg/image/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/image/constants.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package image
 
 const (
 	Minio      = "docker.io/kotsadm/minio:RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z"
-	Rqlite     = "docker.io/kotsadm/rqlite:10.2.0"
+	Rqlite     = "docker.io/kotsadm/rqlite:10.2.1"
 	Dex        = "docker.io/kotsadm/dex:2.44.0"
 	Schemahero = "docker.io/schemahero/schemahero:0.25.0"
 	Lvp        = "docker.io/replicated/local-volume-provider:0.6.14"