diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/addons.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/addons.yml
index 32a86e4a5..42e9fdea6 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/addons.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/addons.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ cert_manager_enabled: false
 metallb_enabled: false
 # metallb_ip_range:
 #   - "10.5.0.50-10.5.0.99"
-# metallb_version: v0.9.3
+# metallb_version: v0.9.5
 # metallb_protocol: "layer2"
 # metallb_port: "7472"
 # metallb_limits_cpu: "100m"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/defaults/main.yml
index 716cb2b6a..ae26ba3e1 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 metallb_enabled: false
-metallb_version: v0.9.3
+metallb_version: v0.9.5
 metallb_protocol: "layer2"
 metallb_port: "7472"
 metallb_limits_cpu: "100m"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/templates/metallb.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/templates/metallb.yml.j2
index 392c02137..4fe688365 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/templates/metallb.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/metallb/templates/metallb.yml.j2
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: status.podIP
+        # needed when another software is also using memberlist / port 7946
+        #- name: METALLB_ML_BIND_PORT
+        #  value: "7946"
         - name: METALLB_ML_LABELS
           value: "app=metallb,component=speaker"
         - name: METALLB_ML_NAMESPACE