diff --git a/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml b/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
index f25b68d0..46a5f9ad 100644
--- a/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ auditScanner:
     # The registry is defined in the common.cattle.systemDefaultRegistry value
     # kubectl image to be used in the pre-delete helm hook
     repository: "kubewarden/audit-scanner"
-    tag: v1.7.0-rc2
+    tag: v1.7.0-rc3
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   cronJob:
     schedule: "*/60 * * * *" # every 60 minutes