diff --git a/argocd/manifests/immich-ringtail/kustomization.yaml b/argocd/manifests/immich-ringtail/kustomization.yaml
index 7a97fef..2fa131c 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/immich-ringtail/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/immich-ringtail/kustomization.yaml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ images:
   # is arm64-only and serves paperless on indri.
   - name: docker.io/valkey/valkey
     newName: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/valkey
-    newTag: v8.1.7-02859c5-nix
+    newTag: v8.1.7-ecded30-nix
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/paperless/kustomization.yaml b/argocd/manifests/paperless/kustomization.yaml
index 575dfb4..3cd0d74 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/paperless/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/paperless/kustomization.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ images:
     newTag: v2.20.13-07f52e9
   - name: docker.io/library/redis
     newName: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/valkey
-    newTag: v8.1.7-02859c5
+    newTag: v8.1.7-ecded30
diff --git a/docs/changelog.d/+valkey-rebuild-on-main.infra.md b/docs/changelog.d/+valkey-rebuild-on-main.infra.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c743e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog.d/+valkey-rebuild-on-main.infra.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Rebuild valkey container from squashed main commit (both arm64 dagger and amd64 nix variants), and update paperless + immich-ringtail kustomizations to the main-SHA tags `v8.1.7-ecded30` and `v8.1.7-ecded30-nix`.