diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 9ff4265ae07e0b695cbb597b89edeeb84e00ba37..5ece79a0a9b553fbc84da3ac0a53874bbf43d0a0 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -810,11 +810,11 @@ tempo:
   git:
     repo: https://repo1.dso.mil/big-bang/product/packages/tempo.git
     path: "./chart"
-    tag: "1.16.0-bb.1"
+    tag: "1.18.1-bb.0"
   helmRepo:
     repoName: "registry1"
     chartName: "tempo"
-    tag: "1.16.0-bb.1"
+    tag: "1.18.1-bb.0"
 
   # -- Redirect the package ingress to a specific Istio Gateway (listed in `istio.gateways`).  The default is "public".
   ingress: