diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 29cfd3182..d376009d4 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ coredns_image_is_namespaced: "{{ (coredns_version is version('v1.7.1','>=')) }}"
 coredns_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}{{'/coredns/coredns' if (coredns_image_is_namespaced | bool) else '/coredns' }}"
 coredns_image_tag: "{{ coredns_version if (coredns_image_is_namespaced | bool) else (coredns_version | regex_replace('^v', '')) }}"
 
-nodelocaldns_version: "1.21.1"
+nodelocaldns_version: "1.22.18"
 nodelocaldns_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}/dns/k8s-dns-node-cache"
 nodelocaldns_image_tag: "{{ nodelocaldns_version }}"