diff --git a/base/kustomization.yaml b/base/kustomization.yaml
index 95ca75f..2c18d25 100644
--- a/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
   - name: cockroachdb
     newName: cockroachdb/cockroach
-    newTag: v21.2.8
+    newTag: v21.2.9
   - name: cockroach-cfssl-certs
     newName: quay.io/utilitywarehouse/cockroach-cfssl-certs
     newTag: latest