diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
index 95730eb0394d16b29245a34e1a756481f9daba17..dcd8416657419c8bda62707e7d811364c6b68270 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 # see roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
+
+# cilium_version: "v1.11.0"
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 932acc4baf77dbfde1e17dfca8fa51d7436c6673..eecee3f5625f32ff473d31c7aab796aad5360d6b 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ flannel_cni_version: "v1.0.0"
 cni_version: "v1.0.1"
 weave_version: 2.8.1
 pod_infra_version: "3.3"
-cilium_version: "v1.9.11"
+cilium_version: "v1.11.0"
 kube_ovn_version: "v1.8.1"
 kube_router_version: "v1.3.2"
 multus_version: "v3.8"
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-ds.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-ds.yml.j2
index 08aa56379e1fe1cef08fcfd4dc6dcf910651044c..e70fbb9f006427305e7bf019c4b95fd36d1bce90 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-ds.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-ds.yml.j2
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ spec:
             topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       containers:
       - args:
-        - --kvstore=etcd
-        - --kvstore-opt=etcd.config=/var/lib/etcd-config/etcd.config
         - --config-dir=/tmp/cilium/config-map
 {% if cilium_mtu != "" %}
         - --mtu={{ cilium_mtu }}