diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index 1da5b6d1..1da17992 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ docker-images:
       gardener-extension-audit:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/gardener-extension-audit
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/gardener-extension-audit
-        tag: v0.1.8
+        tag: v0.1.9
       gardener-extension-provider-metal:
         name: ghcr.io/metal-stack/gardener-extension-provider-metal
         repository: https://github.com/metal-stack/gardener-extension-provider-metal