diff --git a/roles/gitlab_runner/defaults/main.yml b/roles/gitlab_runner/defaults/main.yml
index 2f1d1da..6895823 100644
--- a/roles/gitlab_runner/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitlab_runner/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ gitlab_runner_config_location: "{{ gitlab_runner_install_location }}/config"
 # The runner image & tag/version to be used
 gitlab_runner_image: "docker.io/gitlab/gitlab-runner"
 # renovate: depName=docker.io/gitlab/gitlab-runner
-gitlab_runner_image_version: "v16.9.0"
+gitlab_runner_image_version: "v16.9.1"
 gitlab_runner_image_variant: "alpine-{{ gitlab_runner_image_version }}"
 
 # Extra paths that should be created (eg. to be mounted in the container)