diff --git a/charts/runtime-enforcer/values.yaml b/charts/runtime-enforcer/values.yaml
index 846fe2c7..02badfd9 100644
--- a/charts/runtime-enforcer/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/runtime-enforcer/values.yaml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ telemetry:
   defaultCollector:
     image:
       repository: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib
-      tag: 0.160.0
+      tag: 0.161.0
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     resources:
       limits: