diff --git a/README b/README
index b2c3d9b..4441374 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ install and configure mariadb on CentOS 7
 variables:
 
 mariadb_data_dir - default /var/lib/mysql
-mariadb_version - default to 10.6.4
+mariadb_version - default to 10.11.6
 mariadb_user - default mysql
 mariadb_root_password - lookup from group_names[0]}}/{{ inventory_hostname }}_mysql
 mariadb_root_home - default /root
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4eb9ce1..c70db08 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-mariadb_version: 10.6.11
+mariadb_version: 10.11.6
 mariadb_data_dir: /var/lib/mysql
 mariadb_root_home: /root
 mariadb_user: mysql