diff --git a/srcpkgs/tailscale/patches/no-self-update.patch b/srcpkgs/tailscale/patches/no-self-update.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e3a8d6eface..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/tailscale/patches/no-self-update.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-don't let tailscale update itself manually or automatically, as users should do
-that through XBPS at their choice. Also disable update check by default.
-
---- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/cli.go
-+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/cli.go
-@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
- 			netlockCmd,
- 			licensesCmd,
- 			exitNodeCmd(),
--			updateCmd,
- 			whoisCmd,
- 			debugCmd,
- 			driveCmd,
---- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/set.go
-+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/set.go
-@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
- 
- 	"github.com/peterbourgon/ff/v3/ffcli"
- 	"tailscale.com/client/web"
--	"tailscale.com/clientupdate"
- 	"tailscale.com/ipn"
- 	"tailscale.com/net/netutil"
- 	"tailscale.com/net/tsaddr"
-@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
- 	setf.StringVar(&setArgs.advertiseRoutes, "advertise-routes", "", "routes to advertise to other nodes (comma-separated, e.g. \"10.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/24\") or empty string to not advertise routes")
- 	setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.advertiseDefaultRoute, "advertise-exit-node", false, "offer to be an exit node for internet traffic for the tailnet")
- 	setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.advertiseConnector, "advertise-connector", false, "offer to be an app connector for domain specific internet traffic for the tailnet")
--	setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.updateCheck, "update-check", true, "notify about available Tailscale updates")
--	setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.updateApply, "auto-update", false, "automatically update to the latest available version")
-+	setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.updateCheck, "update-check", false, "notify about available Tailscale updates")
- 	setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.postureChecking, "posture-checking", false, "HIDDEN: allow management plane to gather device posture information")
- 	setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.runWebClient, "webclient", false, "run a web interface for managing this node, served over Tailscale at port 5252")
- 
-@@ -171,9 +170,7 @@
- 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable automatic updates: %v, %q", err, out)
- 			}
- 		} else {
--			if !clientupdate.CanAutoUpdate() {
--				return errors.New("automatic updates are not supported on this platform")
--			}
-+			return errors.New("automatic updates are not supported on this platform")
- 		}
- 	}
- 	checkPrefs := curPrefs.Clone()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/tailscale/template b/srcpkgs/tailscale/template
index 41da6d1665a..3881fc423dc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tailscale/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tailscale/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'tailscale'
 pkgname=tailscale
-version=1.64.2
+version=1.66.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="tailscale.com"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://tailscale.com"
 changelog="https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e5e46f6b6b716b2c4696dce0b92dc2e36f02b06b7ad9f055042a820ad61b2a47
+checksum=a3c8645891d2dd25ad417df16e7f635cdf98d2c01778614942c6e39218c84a65
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE