diff --git a/varfiles/automation-repos.tfvars b/varfiles/automation-repos.tfvars
index be8c9e9..fbed4f4 100644
--- a/varfiles/automation-repos.tfvars
+++ b/varfiles/automation-repos.tfvars
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The name of the ECS cluster
 image_name          = "github-runner"
-image_version       = "1.60.0"
+image_version       = "1.61.0"
 server_url          = "https://github.e.it.census.gov"
 create_vpc_endpoint = true
 create_ecs_cluster  = true