diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index ef78ae00..aee22a51 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ parameters:
       kubectl:
         registry: docker.io
         image: bitnami/kubectl
-        tag: '1.25.5@sha256:e89e40b940a2addd9b6bcadd127bb253ec12561f6d59e2557b4d44f8bd3ee774'
+        tag: '1.26.1@sha256:afa03cf973d4563c659a24468bf66a9c98c3b4f7630028e1ca00a83ade3d6472'
 
     charts:
       # We do not support helm chart versions older than v1.7.0
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
index ed1acdad..26b6b7ae 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: HOME
               value: /home
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.25.5@sha256:e89e40b940a2addd9b6bcadd127bb253ec12561f6d59e2557b4d44f8bd3ee774
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.26.1@sha256:afa03cf973d4563c659a24468bf66a9c98c3b4f7630028e1ca00a83ade3d6472
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-alertrules
           ports: []
diff --git a/tests/golden/openshift4/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml b/tests/golden/openshift4/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
index ed1acdad..26b6b7ae 100644
--- a/tests/golden/openshift4/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/openshift4/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: HOME
               value: /home
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.25.5@sha256:e89e40b940a2addd9b6bcadd127bb253ec12561f6d59e2557b4d44f8bd3ee774
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.26.1@sha256:afa03cf973d4563c659a24468bf66a9c98c3b4f7630028e1ca00a83ade3d6472
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-alertrules
           ports: []