diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/check-versions.yml
index a7f5769..3f33bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-versions.yml
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: openvpn
         uses: ninotosh/check-github-repo-latest-version@v1
         with:
-          release: OpenVPN/openvpn@v2.6
+          release: OpenVPN/openvpn@v2.7
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/openvpn/tasks/server/prepare/install.yml b/ansible/roles/openvpn/tasks/server/prepare/install.yml
index 3c61c3e..259a923 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/openvpn/tasks/server/prepare/install.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/openvpn/tasks/server/prepare/install.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 - name: install openvpn
   vars:
-    openvpn_release: 2.6
+    openvpn_release: 2.7
     _arch: "{{ 'arm64' if ansible_architecture == 'aarch64' else ansible_architecture }}"
     architecture: "{{ 'amd64' if _arch == 'x86_64' else _arch }}"
   block: