diff --git a/latest/base.yml b/latest/base.yml
index 14c5f45aa..127e434e0 100644
--- a/latest/base.yml
+++ b/latest/base.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ansible_roles:
   geerlingguy.dotfiles: master
   hardening: e77c311442cb1d1ef8caa7df9d9c00471afa75e7
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=PowerDNS/pdns_recursor-ansible
-  pdns_recursor: 'v1.8.1'
+  pdns_recursor: 'v2.1.0'
   # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=ansible-lockdown/UBUNTU22-CIS
   ubuntu22_cis: '2.0.3'