diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3f1dc9..487ed25 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ e2e-setup-minikube: kustomize controller-gen build docker-build
 	kubectl get storageclass
 	minikube image load $(IMG)
 	minikube image load $(E2E_MARKLOGIC_IMAGE_VERSION)
-	minikube image load "docker.io/haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.2"
+	minikube image load "docker.io/haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.4.0"
 	minikube image load $(FLUENT_BIT_IMAGE)
 	minikube image ls
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ e2e-setup-minikube-istio: kustomize controller-gen build docker-build istioctl #
 	kubectl get pods -n istio-system
 	minikube image load $(IMG)
 	minikube image load $(E2E_MARKLOGIC_IMAGE_VERSION)
-	minikube image load "docker.io/haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.2"
+	minikube image load "docker.io/haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.4.0"
 	minikube image load $(FLUENT_BIT_IMAGE)
 	minikube image ls
 
diff --git a/api/v1/common_types.go b/api/v1/common_types.go
index 1253693..2539af8 100644
--- a/api/v1/common_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/common_types.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ type NetworkPolicy struct {
 }
 type HAProxy struct {
 	Enabled bool `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
-	// +kubebuilder:default:="haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.2"
+	// +kubebuilder:default:="haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.4.0"
 	Image            string                        `json:"image,omitempty"`
 	ImagePullSecrets []corev1.LocalObjectReference `json:"imagePullSecrets,omitempty"`
 	// +kubebuilder:default:=1
diff --git a/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/templates/marklogiccluster-crd.yaml b/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/templates/marklogiccluster-crd.yaml
index cfc84ef..6c73436 100644
--- a/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/templates/marklogiccluster-crd.yaml
+++ b/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/templates/marklogiccluster-crd.yaml
@@ -4294,7 +4294,7 @@ spec:
                     format: int32
                     type: integer
                   image:
-                    default: haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.2
+                    default: haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.4.0
                     type: string
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     items:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/marklogic.progress.com_marklogicclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/marklogic.progress.com_marklogicclusters.yaml
index efa0fd4..b45e5cf 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/marklogic.progress.com_marklogicclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/marklogic.progress.com_marklogicclusters.yaml
@@ -4302,7 +4302,7 @@ spec:
                     format: int32
                     type: integer
                   image:
-                    default: haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.2
+                    default: haproxytech/haproxy-alpine:3.4.0
                     type: string
                   imagePullSecrets:
                     items: