diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index e17e7e218e15e4cd4b2ece8c1e3f88124de226cb..8795f911117d9c2d7c4d47233f06cae4f18022c0 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: {}