diff --git a/pkg/config/defaults.go b/pkg/config/defaults.go
index 8c578ca0..88a057fa 100644
--- a/pkg/config/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/config/defaults.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // renovate: depName=siderolabs/talos datasource=github-releases
-var LatestTalosVersion = "v1.8.4"
+var LatestTalosVersion = "v1.9.0"
 
 //go:embed schemas/talos-extensions.json
 var schemaFile []byte