diff --git a/charts/kubewarden-controller/chart-values.yaml b/charts/kubewarden-controller/chart-values.yaml
index ec21c9e9..d56ef453 100644
--- a/charts/kubewarden-controller/chart-values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubewarden-controller/chart-values.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ preDeleteJob:
     # The registry is defined in the global.cattle.systemDefaultRegistry value
     # kubectl image to be used in the pre-delete helm hook
     repository: "kubewarden/kubectl"
-    tag: "v1.27.4"
+    tag: "v1.27.6"
 # kubewarden-controller deployment settings:
 podAnnotations: {}
 nodeSelector: {}
diff --git a/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml b/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
index caa6441d..ae4874a7 100644
--- a/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ preDeleteJob:
     # The registry is defined in the global.cattle.systemDefaultRegistry value
     # kubectl image to be used in the pre-delete helm hook
     repository: "kubewarden/kubectl"
-    tag: "v1.27.4"
+    tag: "v1.27.6"
 # kubewarden-controller deployment settings:
 podAnnotations: {}
 nodeSelector: {}