diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/backup.yml b/roles/base/tasks/backup.yml
index 047688b32c95536ba621a549633df3db0cff5ba6..1929707c67800264cf7aa3b725aa348abd55b33c 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/backup.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/backup.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Install the 'restic' tool for backups.
 - set_fact:
-    restic_version: 0.9.6
+    restic_version: 0.12.0
     restic_binary_arch_map:
       x86_64: amd64
       aarch64: arm64