diff --git a/cluster/manifests/skipper/deployment.yaml b/cluster/manifests/skipper/deployment.yaml
index 7eb81773a1..ef0ff716d2 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/skipper/deployment.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/skipper/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ $internal_version := "v0.21.161-981" }}
+{{ $internal_version := "v0.21.169-989" }}
 {{ $canary_internal_version := "v0.21.169-989" }}
 
 {{/* Optional canary arguments separated by "[cf724afc]" to allow whitespaces, e.g. "-foo=has a whitespace[cf724afc]-baz=qux" */}}