diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 820398c0d..63502155f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@b9e51907a09c216f16ebe8536097933489208112 # v4.3.0
         with:
-          version: v3.17.1
+          version: v3.18.2
 
       - name: build rook
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
index 37693d8f8..6a7858ad8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@b9e51907a09c216f16ebe8536097933489208112 # v4.3.0
         with:
-          version: v3.17.1
+          version: v3.18.2
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@42375524e23c412d93fb67b49958b491fce71c38 # v5.4.0
         with:
diff --git a/build/makelib/helm.mk b/build/makelib/helm.mk
index bd1d666c0..f8fe68416 100644
--- a/build/makelib/helm.mk
+++ b/build/makelib/helm.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ HELM_CHARTS_DIR ?= $(ROOT_DIR)/deploy/charts
 HELM_OUTPUT_DIR ?= $(OUTPUT_DIR)/charts
 
 HELM_HOME := $(abspath $(CACHE_DIR)/helm)
-HELM_VERSION := v3.17.1
+HELM_VERSION := v3.18.2
 HELM := $(TOOLS_HOST_DIR)/helm-$(HELM_VERSION)
 HELM_INDEX := $(HELM_OUTPUT_DIR)/index.yaml
 export HELM_HOME
diff --git a/tests/scripts/helm.sh b/tests/scripts/helm.sh
index 3703a0c65..9abca45ed 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/helm.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/helm.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 temp="/tmp/rook-tests-scripts-helm"
 
-helm_version="${HELM_VERSION:-"v3.8.0"}"
+helm_version="${HELM_VERSION:-"v3.18.2"}"
 arch="${ARCH:-}"
 
 detectArch() {