diff --git a/metal/roles/cilium/defaults/main.yml b/metal/roles/cilium/defaults/main.yml
index 79924ba2..9df9022e 100644
--- a/metal/roles/cilium/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/metal/roles/cilium/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cilium_repo_url: https://helm.cilium.io
-cilium_version: 1.15.1
+cilium_version: 1.16.1
 cilium_namespace: kube-system
 cilium_values:
   operator:
diff --git a/metal/roles/cilium/templates/ciliumloadbalancerippool.yaml b/metal/roles/cilium/templates/ciliumloadbalancerippool.yaml
index bb50ad37..7c0cab22 100644
--- a/metal/roles/cilium/templates/ciliumloadbalancerippool.yaml
+++ b/metal/roles/cilium/templates/ciliumloadbalancerippool.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: CiliumLoadBalancerIPPool
 metadata:
   name: default
 spec:
-  cidrs:
+  blocks:
     {% for cidr in load_balancer_ip_pool %}
     - cidr: {{ cidr }}
     {% endfor %}