diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db4c1f2a..74fbe3c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ tiers based on support level:
 | Name | Tier | Image | Version | Description |
 | ---- | ---- | ----- | ------- | ----------- |
 | [hyperv-guest-agent](guest-agents/hyperv-guest-agent) | :yellow_square: extra | [ghcr.io/siderolabs/hyperv-guest-agent](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/pkgs/container/hyperv-guest-agent) | `6.18.50` |  This system extension provides the Hyper-V guest integration daemons: hv_kvp_daemon, which reports the guest IP, hostname, and OS to the host (populating Get-VMNetworkAdapter), and hv_vss_daemon, for application-consistent checkpoints. |
-| [metal-agent](guest-agents/metal-agent) | :green_square: core | [ghcr.io/siderolabs/metal-agent](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/pkgs/container/metal-agent) | `v0.1.6` |  This system extension provides talos-metal-agent |
+| [metal-agent](guest-agents/metal-agent) | :green_square: core | [ghcr.io/siderolabs/metal-agent](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/pkgs/container/metal-agent) | `v0.1.7` |  This system extension provides talos-metal-agent |
 | [qemu-guest-agent](guest-agents/qemu-guest-agent) | :yellow_square: extra | [ghcr.io/siderolabs/qemu-guest-agent](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/pkgs/container/qemu-guest-agent) | `11.1.1` |  This system extension provides the QEMU Guest Agent service. |
 | [vmtoolsd-guest-agent](guest-agents/vmtoolsd-guest-agent) | :yellow_square: extra | [ghcr.io/siderolabs/vmtoolsd-guest-agent](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/pkgs/container/vmtoolsd-guest-agent) | `v1.5.1` |  This system extension provides talos-vmtoolsd |
 | [xen-guest-agent](guest-agents/xen-guest-agent) | :yellow_square: extra | [ghcr.io/siderolabs/xen-guest-agent](https://github.com/siderolabs/extensions/pkgs/container/xen-guest-agent) | `0.4.0-g5c274e6` |  xen-guest-agent communicates information and metrics with the Xen host. |
diff --git a/guest-agents/vars.yaml b/guest-agents/vars.yaml
index 835a5440..735e9945 100644
--- a/guest-agents/vars.yaml
+++ b/guest-agents/vars.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ XEN_GUEST_AGENT_SHA512: 49bf15d7257f7fcb5ac919ca57e8c16bb6f8199684adef034bd1e768
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=siderolabs/talos-vmtoolsd
 TALOS_VMTOOLSD_VERSION: v1.5.1
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=siderolabs/talos-metal-agent
-TALOS_METAL_AGENT_VERSION: v0.1.6
+TALOS_METAL_AGENT_VERSION: v0.1.7
 # renovate: datasource=git-tags extractVersion=^v(?<version>.*)$ depName=git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
 LINUX_HV_VERSION: 6.18.50
 LINUX_HV_TARBALL_SHA256: d2fc041dab4e11d9645e3ba53be058faa52b8ce28a8a97c889bb2cacee170461
diff --git a/hack/release.toml b/hack/release.toml
index ba549547..56f7e98e 100644
--- a/hack/release.toml
+++ b/hack/release.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ kata-containers: 4.1.0
 libvirt: 12.7.0
 libxml2: 2.15.4
 Linux firmware: 20260916
+metal-agent: 0.1.7
 nebula: 1.11.1
 netbird: 0.78.1
 newt: 1.16.0