diff --git a/lib/config/options/index.ts b/lib/config/options/index.ts
index 01ba7c38acf843..4c9a5a8df3f209 100644
--- a/lib/config/options/index.ts
+++ b/lib/config/options/index.ts
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
     description:
       'Change this value to override the default Renovate sidecar image.',
     type: 'string',
-    default: 'ghcr.io/containerbase/sidecar:10.6.7',
+    default: 'ghcr.io/containerbase/sidecar:10.6.9',
     globalOnly: true,
   },
   {