diff --git a/cmd/image-syncer/external-images.yaml b/cmd/image-syncer/external-images.yaml
index f11823fb5d11..3ef1f01c2af6 100644
--- a/cmd/image-syncer/external-images.yaml
+++ b/cmd/image-syncer/external-images.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ images:
   - source: "python@sha256:11d30cce970c40aee8e993d302a15f8bc8204ecab7af1bae26b3fd00eb75ada2"
     tag: "3.12-slim-bullseye"
   - source: "fluent/fluent-bit@sha256:def31c22bfc23002354d0cc2beb177e4da1d87c68f49e8fee76c896e8c6fdd44"
-    tag: "3.1.6" # used by the kyma telemetry module
+    tag: "3.1.8" # used by the kyma telemetry module
   - source: "node@sha256:ba898e86c2cc720c8cf2ae05f8d2d4697fe0c8ca3e920d6fbf14a6cbf50bb9ca"
     tag: "alpine3.20"
   - source: "moby/buildkit:v0.15.2-rootless"