diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91628adcc..dc5e3586a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 - Application
   - [cert-manager](https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager) v1.10.1
   - [coredns](https://github.com/coredns/coredns) v1.9.3
-  - [ingress-nginx](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx) v1.4.0
+  - [ingress-nginx](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx) v1.5.1
   - [krew](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew) v0.4.3
   - [argocd](https://argoproj.github.io/) v2.4.16
   - [helm](https://helm.sh/) v3.9.4
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 14e97f5cf..ca912c2b7 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ rbd_provisioner_image_tag: "{{ rbd_provisioner_version }}"
 local_path_provisioner_version: "v0.0.22"
 local_path_provisioner_image_repo: "{{ docker_image_repo }}/rancher/local-path-provisioner"
 local_path_provisioner_image_tag: "{{ local_path_provisioner_version }}"
-ingress_nginx_version: "v1.4.0"
+ingress_nginx_version: "v1.5.1"
 ingress_nginx_controller_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}/ingress-nginx/controller"
 ingress_nginx_controller_image_tag: "{{ ingress_nginx_version }}"
 ingress_nginx_kube_webhook_certgen_imae_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}/ingress-nginx/kube-webhook-certgen"