diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 8da0e9e6..1846bc76 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ params {
     cat_official_taxonomy                = false
     save_cat_db                          = false
     skip_gtdbtk                          = false
-    gtdb_db                              = "https://data.ace.uq.edu.au/public/gtdb/data/releases/release202/202.0/auxillary_files/gtdbtk_r202_data.tar.gz"
+    gtdb_db                              = "https://data.ace.uq.edu.au/public/gtdb/data/releases/release214/214.1/auxillary_files/gtdbtk_r214_data.tar.gz"
     gtdbtk_min_completeness              = 50.0
     gtdbtk_max_contamination             = 10.0
     gtdbtk_min_perc_aa                   = 10
diff --git a/nextflow_schema.json b/nextflow_schema.json
index cac9198e..dcff2298 100644
--- a/nextflow_schema.json
+++ b/nextflow_schema.json
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
                 "gtdb_db": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Specify the location of a GTDBTK database. Can be either an uncompressed directory or a `.tar.gz` archive. If not specified will be downloaded for you when GTDBTK or binning QC is not skipped.",
-                    "default": "https://data.ace.uq.edu.au/public/gtdb/data/releases/release202/202.0/auxillary_files/gtdbtk_r202_data.tar.gz"
+                    "default": "https://data.ace.uq.edu.au/public/gtdb/data/releases/release214/214.1/auxillary_files/gtdbtk_r214_data.tar.gz"
                 },
                 "gtdbtk_min_completeness": {
                     "type": "number",