diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-mjolnir/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-mjolnir/defaults/main.yml
index 0be97eaec..b17f2f4b7 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-mjolnir/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-mjolnir/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 matrix_bot_mjolnir_enabled: true
 
-matrix_bot_mjolnir_version: "v1.5.0"
+matrix_bot_mjolnir_version: "v1.6.1"
 
 matrix_bot_mjolnir_container_image_self_build: false
 matrix_bot_mjolnir_container_image_self_build_repo: "https://github.com/matrix-org/mjolnir.git"