diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3ee9b28eb..32d024af0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stages:
   - deploy-special
 
 variables:
-  KUBESPRAY_VERSION: v2.18.0
+  KUBESPRAY_VERSION: v2.18.1
   FAILFASTCI_NAMESPACE: 'kargo-ci'
   GITLAB_REPOSITORY: 'kargo-ci/kubernetes-sigs-kubespray'
   ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: "true"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd8717aec..17d3d62e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ A simple way to ensure you get all the correct version of Ansible is to use the
 You will then need to use [bind mounts](https://docs.docker.com/storage/bind-mounts/) to get the inventory and ssh key into the container, like this:
 
 ```ShellSession
-docker pull quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:v2.18.0
+docker pull quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:v2.18.1
 docker run --rm -it --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)"/inventory/sample,dst=/inventory \
   --mount type=bind,source="${HOME}"/.ssh/id_rsa,dst=/root/.ssh/id_rsa \
-  quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:v2.18.0 bash
+  quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:v2.18.1 bash
 # Inside the container you may now run the kubespray playbooks:
 ansible-playbook -i /inventory/inventory.ini --private-key /root/.ssh/id_rsa cluster.yml
 ```