diff --git a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/observability/prometheus-operator-crds/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2 b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/observability/prometheus-operator-crds/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
index 1a8e3442f0c..991c72a42f4 100644
--- a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/observability/prometheus-operator-crds/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
+++ b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/observability/prometheus-operator-crds/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
   chart:
     spec:
       chart: prometheus-operator-crds
-      version: 12.0.0
+      version: 16.0.1
       sourceRef:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: prometheus-community
diff --git a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/bootstrap/helmfile.yaml.j2 b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/bootstrap/helmfile.yaml.j2
index d129c3fe71f..fa5196f8a1a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/bootstrap/helmfile.yaml.j2
+++ b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/bootstrap/helmfile.yaml.j2
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ releases:
   - name: prometheus-operator-crds
     namespace: observability
     chart: oci://ghcr.io/prometheus-community/charts/prometheus-operator-crds
-    version: 12.0.0
+    version: 16.0.1
   - name: cilium
     namespace: kube-system
     chart: cilium/cilium