diff --git a/metal/roles/cilium/defaults/main.yml b/metal/roles/cilium/defaults/main.yml
index 89eeda7b..d314944e 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: 1.15.0-pre.3 # TODO switch to stable release
+cilium_version: 1.15.0-rc.1 # TODO switch to stable release
 cilium_namespace: kube-system
 cilium_values:
   operator: