diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index fe918a5c88..62ca06c7b0 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=jaegertracing/jaeger-operator
-JAEGER_VERSION ?= v1.42.0
+JAEGER_VERSION ?= v1.43.0
 TOOLKIT_NAMESPACE ?= keptn-lifecycle-toolkit-system
 PODTATO_NAMESPACE ?= podtato-kubectl
 GRAFANA_PORT_FORWARD ?= 3000
diff --git a/examples/support/observability/Makefile b/examples/support/observability/Makefile
index e374b16166..1b219fc956 100644
--- a/examples/support/observability/Makefile
+++ b/examples/support/observability/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=jaegertracing/jaeger-operator
-JAEGER_VERSION ?= v1.42.0
+JAEGER_VERSION ?= v1.43.0
 TOOLKIT_NAMESPACE ?= keptn-lifecycle-toolkit-system
 PODTATO_NAMESPACE ?= podtato-kubectl
 GRAFANA_PORT_FORWARD ?= 3000