diff --git a/charts/images.yaml b/charts/images.yaml
index c285e2ec0..a79006074 100644
--- a/charts/images.yaml
+++ b/charts/images.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ images:
 - name: etcd
   sourceRepository: github.com/gardener/etcd-custom-image
   repository: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/etcd
-  tag: "v3.4.13-bootstrap-12"
+  tag: "v3.4.26"
diff --git a/pkg/component/etcd/statefulset/values_helper.go b/pkg/component/etcd/statefulset/values_helper.go
index affbb4142..20e737a2a 100644
--- a/pkg/component/etcd/statefulset/values_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/component/etcd/statefulset/values_helper.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func GenerateValues(
 
 func getEtcdCommand(val Values) []string {
 	if !val.UseEtcdWrapper {
-		// safe to return an empty string array here since etcd-custom-image:v3.4.13-bootstrap-12 now uses an entry point that calls bootstrap.sh
+		// safe to return an empty string array here since etcd-custom-image:v3.4.13-bootstrap-12 (as well as v3.4.26) now uses an entry point that calls bootstrap.sh
 		return []string{}
 	}
 	//TODO @aaronfern: remove this feature gate when UseEtcdWraper becomes GA