diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml
index c0d173b5311..ef72765fc77 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
       - name: heartbeat
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/heartbeat-wolfi:8.17.0
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/heartbeat-wolfi:8.18.0
         args: [
           "-c", "/etc/heartbeat.yml",
           "-e",