diff --git a/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml b/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml
index ac0435c0e..5859e00f4 100644
--- a/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ hwloc_build_dir: /opt/deepops/build/hwloc
 pmix_build_dir: /opt/deepops/build/pmix
 
 slurm_workflow_build: yes
-slurm_version: "26.05.1"
+slurm_version: "26.05.3"
 slurm_src_url: "https://download.schedmd.com/slurm/slurm-{{ slurm_version }}.tar.bz2"
 slurm_build_make_clean: no
 slurm_build_dir_cleanup: no