diff --git a/.env.docker b/.env.docker
index 0e373aed..cdc5ad9c 100644
--- a/.env.docker
+++ b/.env.docker
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ DOCKER_WORKER_HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL="${DOCKER_ALL_DEFAULT_HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL:?e
 #
 # @see https://hub.docker.com/r/nginxproxy/nginx-proxy
 # @dottie/validate required
-DOCKER_PROXY_VERSION="1.4"
+DOCKER_PROXY_VERSION="1.6"
 
 # How often Docker health check should run for [proxy] service
 # @dottie/validate required
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b9830941..ea61e595 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
   #
   # See: https://github.com/nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy/tree/main/docs
   proxy:
-    image: nginxproxy/nginx-proxy:1.6.2
+    image: "nginxproxy/nginx-proxy:${DOCKER_PROXY_VERSION}"
     container_name: "${DOCKER_ALL_CONTAINER_NAME_PREFIX}-proxy"
     restart: unless-stopped
     profiles: