diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 76f1dd0..aea34e2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ telegraf_global_tags: {}
 telegraf_outputs: {}
 telegraf_inputs: {}
 
-telegraf_version: "1.6.1"
+telegraf_version: "1.18.1"
 
 ...
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index aafec54..76508f9 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 - name: Download and unpack telegraf release
   unarchive:
-    src: 'https://dl.influxdata.com/telegraf/releases/telegraf-{{ telegraf_version }}-static_linux_amd64.tar.gz'
+    src: 'https://dl.influxdata.com/telegraf/releases/telegraf-{{ telegraf_version }}_linux_amd64.tar.gz'
     remote_src: true
     dest: /tmp
   when: telegraf_version not in telegraf_version_cmd.stdout