diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 7ae05f13d20a8190c2f65334a8cd49e76cd4d34e..a9ec8ffceb20810afa521923db8aa0cdc07a8253 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ eckoperator:
   git:
     repo: https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/core/eck-operator.git
     path: "./chart"
-    tag: "2.5.0-bb.0"
+    tag: "2.6.1-bb.0"
 
   # -- Flux reconciliation overrides specifically for the ECK Operator Package
   flux: {}