diff --git a/charts/images.yaml b/charts/images.yaml
index f13bf460..08dec365 100644
--- a/charts/images.yaml
+++ b/charts/images.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ images:
 - name: audittailer
   sourceRepository: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd
   repository: fluent/fluentd
-  tag: "v1.12"
+  tag: "v1.16"
 - name: droptailer
   sourceRepository: github.com/metal-stack/droptailer
   repository: ghcr.io/metal-stack/droptailer