diff --git a/roles/velero/defaults/main.yml b/roles/velero/defaults/main.yml
index f551e706c..a652a3c98 100644
--- a/roles/velero/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/velero/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ velero_enabled: false
 
 # Velero CLI archive URL
 velero_cli_repo: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero
-velero_cli_version: v1.16.2
+velero_cli_version: v1.17.0
 velero_cli_os: "{{ ansible_system | lower }}"
 velero_cli_arch: "{{ 'amd64' if ansible_architecture == 'x86_64' else ansible_architecture }}"
 velero_cli_archive_name: >-