diff --git a/.github/workflows/aks-azure-ipam.yaml b/.github/workflows/aks-azure-ipam.yaml
index 9d4a316447..df836154da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aks-azure-ipam.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aks-azure-ipam.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ env:
   name: ${{ github.repository_owner }}-${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.run_id }}
   location: westeurope
   cost_reduction: --node-vm-size Standard_B2s --node-osdisk-size 30
-  cilium_version: v1.12.5
+  cilium_version: v1.12.6
   kubectl_version: v1.23.6
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/aks-byocni.yaml b/.github/workflows/aks-byocni.yaml
index fce3e4f6d3..4f56b8f8c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aks-byocni.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aks-byocni.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ env:
   name: ${{ github.repository_owner }}-${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.run_id }}
   location: westeurope
   cost_reduction: --node-vm-size Standard_B2s --node-osdisk-size 30
-  cilium_version: v1.12.5
+  cilium_version: v1.12.6
   kubectl_version: v1.23.6
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eks-tunnel.yaml b/.github/workflows/eks-tunnel.yaml
index 44ea11e2a2..02cf080c3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eks-tunnel.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eks-tunnel.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   clusterName: ${{ github.repository_owner }}-${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.run_id }}-tunnel
   region: us-east-2
-  cilium_version: v1.12.5
+  cilium_version: v1.12.6
   kubectl_version: v1.23.6
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eks.yaml b/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
index 3186bfdbaa..23ed266a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   clusterName: ${{ github.repository_owner }}-${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.run_id }}
   region: us-east-2
-  cilium_version: v1.12.5
+  cilium_version: v1.12.6
   kubectl_version: v1.23.6
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/externalworkloads.yaml b/.github/workflows/externalworkloads.yaml
index 5d031840d8..46fea8bfe3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/externalworkloads.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/externalworkloads.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ env:
   vmName: ${{ github.repository_owner }}-${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.run_id }}-vm
   zone: us-west2-a
   vmStartupScript: .github/gcp-vm-startup.sh
-  cilium_version: v1.12.5
+  cilium_version: v1.12.6
   kubectl_version: v1.23.6
   USE_GKE_GCLOUD_AUTH_PLUGIN: True
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
index 1525a1ec05..7f4710513d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   clusterName: ${{ github.repository_owner }}-${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.run_id }}
   zone: us-west2-a
-  cilium_version: v1.12.5
+  cilium_version: v1.12.6
   kubectl_version: v1.23.6
   USE_GKE_GCLOUD_AUTH_PLUGIN: True
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
index be9316e3ea..134b09c4df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
   KIND_CONFIG: .github/kind-config.yaml
   TIMEOUT: 2m
   LOG_TIME: 30m
-  cilium_version: v1.12.5
+  cilium_version: v1.12.6
   kubectl_version: v1.23.6
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml b/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
index 83d15ca32d..1992cdfd15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ env:
   clusterNameBase: ${{ github.repository_owner }}-${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.run_id }}-mesh
   zone: us-west2-a
   firewallRuleName: ${{ github.repository_owner }}-${{ github.event.repository.name }}-${{ github.run_id }}-rule
-  cilium_version: v1.12.5
+  cilium_version: v1.12.6
   kubectl_version: v1.23.6
   USE_GKE_GCLOUD_AUTH_PLUGIN: True