diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index c78348a151..1dc45d005e 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.57.2
diff --git a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/Makefile
index c78348a151..1dc45d005e 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/getting-started/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.57.2
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/common/kustomize/v2/plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/common/kustomize/v2/plugin.go
index 22b6e5de44..9f709fb088 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/common/kustomize/v2/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/common/kustomize/v2/plugin.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // KustomizeVersion is the kubernetes-sigs/kustomize version to be used in the project
-const KustomizeVersion = "v5.3.0"
+const KustomizeVersion = "v5.4.1"
 
 const pluginName = "kustomize.common." + plugins.DefaultNameQualifier
 
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/Makefile
index c78348a151..1dc45d005e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup-with-deploy-image/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.57.2
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
index c78348a151..1dc45d005e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.57.2
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
index c78348a151..1dc45d005e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.57.2
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/Makefile
index c78348a151..1dc45d005e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.57.2
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
index c78348a151..1dc45d005e 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.4.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.57.2