diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index e05fade2..f05e2b0a 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ parameters:
       kubectl:
         registry: docker.io
         image: bitnami/kubectl
-        tag: '1.30.7@sha256:878d8e243b1d73fe6e085aab0f2d1229202cb5b23c738a839a687684eea34475'
+        tag: '1.31.2@sha256:0eab9ec8f5e0f75271277467ebb7513b36dea0122bc68615d18c47fece4fd82c'
diff --git a/tests/golden/egress-gateway/cilium/cilium/30_egress_ip_shadow_ranges.yaml b/tests/golden/egress-gateway/cilium/cilium/30_egress_ip_shadow_ranges.yaml
index 9d1b425b..52125328 100644
--- a/tests/golden/egress-gateway/cilium/cilium/30_egress_ip_shadow_ranges.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/egress-gateway/cilium/cilium/30_egress_ip_shadow_ranges.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
             - -c
             - 'trap : TERM INT; sleep infinity & wait'
           env: []
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.30.7@sha256:878d8e243b1d73fe6e085aab0f2d1229202cb5b23c738a839a687684eea34475
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:0eab9ec8f5e0f75271277467ebb7513b36dea0122bc68615d18c47fece4fd82c
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: sleep
           ports: []
diff --git a/tests/golden/olm-opensource/cilium/cilium/olm/99_cleanup.yaml b/tests/golden/olm-opensource/cilium/cilium/olm/99_cleanup.yaml
index 72b0ba40..ecc006e3 100644
--- a/tests/golden/olm-opensource/cilium/cilium/olm/99_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/olm-opensource/cilium/cilium/olm/99_cleanup.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: HOME
               value: /home
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.30.7@sha256:878d8e243b1d73fe6e085aab0f2d1229202cb5b23c738a839a687684eea34475
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:0eab9ec8f5e0f75271277467ebb7513b36dea0122bc68615d18c47fece4fd82c
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-old-clusterserviceversions
           ports: []