diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index dc969e3..2aac87c 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ parameters:
       canary:
         registry: docker.io
         image: curlimages/curl
-        tag: "8.8.0"
+        tag: "8.10.1"
       network_canary:
         registry: ghcr.io
         image: appuio/network-canary
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/openshift4-slos/openshift4-slos/30_canaryImageStream.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/openshift4-slos/openshift4-slos/30_canaryImageStream.yaml
index c2db036..8426dd7 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/openshift4-slos/openshift4-slos/30_canaryImageStream.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/openshift4-slos/openshift4-slos/30_canaryImageStream.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     - annotations: null
       from:
         kind: DockerImage
-        name: docker.io/curlimages/curl:8.8.0
+        name: docker.io/curlimages/curl:8.10.1
       importPolicy: {}
       name: latest
       referencePolicy: