diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-babel/values.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-babel/values.yaml
index f6009af..29a5104 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-babel/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-babel/values.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
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 # application image
-image: onap/babel:1.9.5
+image: onap/babel:1.9.6
 
 flavor: small
 flavorOverride: small