diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index ea9929aa..c6c1b632 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v1.1.1
       admission-controller:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/admission-controller
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       api-server:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/apiserver
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       controller-manager:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/controller-manager
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       dns-controller-manager:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/dns-controller-manager
         tag: v0.15.9
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v0.18.2
       gardenlet:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/gardenlet
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       metrics-exporter:
         name: europe-docker.pkg.dev/gardener-project/releases/gardener/metrics-exporter
         tag: 0.29.0
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v1.26.0
       operator:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/operator
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       scheduler:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/scheduler
-        tag: v1.80.7
+        tag: v1.81.7
       shoot-cert-service:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/extensions/shoot-cert-service
         tag: v1.38.0
@@ -279,5 +279,5 @@ repositories:
         ref: v0.15.4
         url: https://github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore.git
       gardener:
-        ref: v1.80.7
+        ref: v1.81.7
         url: https://github.com/gardener/gardener.git