diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 0be6cc30eab..662cad54c60 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ovn4nfv_ovn_image_version: "v1.0.0"
 ovn4nfv_k8s_plugin_image_version: "v1.1.0"
 helm_version: "v3.7.0"
 nerdctl_version: "0.12.1"
-krew_version: "v0.4.1"
+krew_version: "v0.4.2"
 
 # Get kubernetes major version (i.e. 1.17.4 => 1.17)
 kube_major_version: "{{ kube_version | regex_replace('^v([0-9])+\\.([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+', 'v\\1.\\2') }}"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ kata_containers_download_url: "https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-container
 gvisor_runsc_download_url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/gvisor/releases/release/{{ gvisor_version }}/{{ ansible_architecture }}/runsc"
 gvisor_containerd_shim_runsc_download_url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/gvisor/releases/release/{{ gvisor_version }}/{{ ansible_architecture }}/containerd-shim-runsc-v1"
 nerdctl_download_url: "https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/releases/download/v{{ nerdctl_version }}/nerdctl-{{ nerdctl_version }}-{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz"
-krew_download_url: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew.tar.gz"
+krew_download_url: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz"
 containerd_download_url: "https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/download/v{{ containerd_version }}/containerd-{{ containerd_version }}-linux-{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz"
 
 crictl_checksums:
@@ -395,7 +395,28 @@ calico_crds_archive_checksums:
   v3.18.5: ed7065c5a90b71cf7b3b525d5107a4573bd051c3ff004a56ab6017c222b3e2d6
 
 krew_archive_checksums:
-  v0.4.1: a26deea175f70264260d59a4e061778a892f8a8e301ac261660dd7d24c551c99
+  linux:
+    arm:
+      v0.4.2: 115f503e35ef7f63f00a9b01236d80a9f94862ec684010a81c3a3b51bdca1351
+    arm64:
+      v0.4.2: 7581be80d803536acc63cceb20065023b96f07fd7eb9f4ee495dce0294a866eb
+    amd64:
+      v0.4.2: 203bfd8006b304c1e58d9e96f9afdc5f4a055e0fbd7ee397fac9f36bf202e721
+  darwin:
+    arm:
+      v0.4.2: 0
+    arm64:
+      v0.4.2: a69d48f8cad7d87b379071129cde3ee4abcaaa1c3f3692bc80887178b2cc7d33
+    amd64:
+      v0.4.2: 47c6b5b647c5de679a2302444f75a36a70530fa4751cb655e0edd5da56a5f110
+  windows:
+    arm:
+      v0.4.2: 0
+    arm64:
+      v0.4.2: 0
+    amd64:
+      v0.4.2: 3150ff0291ac876ebe4fe0e813ee90a18aa2bc0510c3adcfae6117dec44ef269
+
 
 helm_archive_checksums:
   arm:
@@ -506,7 +527,7 @@ kata_containers_binary_checksum: "{{ kata_containers_binary_checksums[image_arch
 gvisor_runsc_binary_checksum: "{{ gvisor_runsc_binary_checksums[image_arch][gvisor_version] }}"
 gvisor_containerd_shim_binary_checksum: "{{ gvisor_containerd_shim_binary_checksums[image_arch][gvisor_version] }}"
 nerdctl_archive_checksum: "{{ nerdctl_archive_checksums[image_arch][nerdctl_version] }}"
-krew_archive_checksum: "{{ krew_archive_checksums[krew_version] }}"
+krew_archive_checksum: "{{ krew_archive_checksums[host_os][image_arch][krew_version] }}"
 containerd_archive_checksum: "{{ containerd_archive_checksums[image_arch][containerd_version] }}"
 
 # Containers
@@ -1106,7 +1127,7 @@ downloads:
     enabled: "{{ krew_enabled }}"
     file: true
     version: "{{ krew_version }}"
-    dest: "{{ local_release_dir }}/krew.tar.gz"
+    dest: "{{ local_release_dir }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz"
     sha256: "{{ krew_archive_checksum }}"
     url: "{{ krew_download_url }}"
     unarchive: true
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/tasks/krew.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/tasks/krew.yml
index ebd98212090..7e8161fc31d 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/tasks/krew.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/tasks/krew.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     dest: "{{ local_release_dir }}/krew.yml"
 
 - name: Krew | Install krew  # noqa 301 305
-  shell: "{{ local_release_dir }}/krew-linux_{{ image_arch }} install --archive={{ local_release_dir }}/krew.tar.gz --manifest={{ local_release_dir }}/krew.yml"
+  shell: "{{ local_release_dir }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }} install --archive={{ local_release_dir }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz --manifest={{ local_release_dir }}/krew.yml"
   environment:
     KREW_ROOT: "{{ krew_root_dir }}"
     KREW_DEFAULT_INDEX_URI: "{{ krew_default_index_uri | default('') }}"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/templates/krew.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/templates/krew.yml.j2
index 9c036a93109..8235067adb4 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/templates/krew.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/krew/templates/krew.yml.j2
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
       https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user-guide/quickstart/.
 
   platforms:
-  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew.tar.gz
+  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz
     sha256: {{ krew_archive_checksum }}
     bin: krew
     files:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
       matchLabels:
         os: darwin
         arch: amd64
-  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew.tar.gz
+  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz
     sha256: {{ krew_archive_checksum }}
     bin: krew
     files:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ spec:
       matchLabels:
         os: darwin
         arch: arm64
-  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew.tar.gz
+  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz
     sha256: {{ krew_archive_checksum }}
     bin: krew
     files:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ spec:
       matchLabels:
         os: linux
         arch: amd64
-  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew.tar.gz
+  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz
     sha256: {{ krew_archive_checksum }}
     bin: krew
     files:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ spec:
       matchLabels:
         os: linux
         arch: arm
-  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew.tar.gz
+  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz
     sha256: {{ krew_archive_checksum }}
     bin: krew
     files:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
       matchLabels:
         os: linux
         arch: arm64
-  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew.tar.gz
+  - uri: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/download/{{ krew_version }}/krew-{{ host_os }}_{{ image_arch }}.tar.gz
     sha256: {{ krew_archive_checksum }}
     bin: krew.exe
     files:
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index ef14e9b3297..99ee494d76a 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -576,6 +576,17 @@ host_architecture: >-
   {{ ansible_architecture }}
   {%- endif -%}
 
+_host_os_groups:
+  Linux: linux
+  Darwin: darwin
+  Win32NT: windows
+host_os: >-
+  {%- if ansible_system in _host_os_groups -%}
+  {{ _host_os_groups[ansible_system] }}
+  {%- else -%}
+  {{ ansible_system }}
+  {%- endif -%}
+
 # Sets the eventRecordQPS parameter in kubelet-config.yaml. The default value is 5 (see types.go)
 # Setting it to 0 allows unlimited requests per second.
 kubelet_event_record_qps: 5