diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all/defaults.yaml b/ansible/group_vars/all/defaults.yaml
index 88f2ead6c..baac255bd 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all/defaults.yaml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all/defaults.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ python_path: ""
 # If it's not there, the kubernetes_full_version will have "None" for a version number.
 #
 # IMPORTANT When you update kubernetes_version, also update crictl_version.
-kubernetes_version: "1.29.5"
+kubernetes_version: "1.29.6"
 kubernetes_major_minor: "{{ (kubernetes_version.split('.') | map('trim'))[:2] | join('.') }}"
 kubernetes_semver: "v{{ kubernetes_version }}"
 
diff --git a/images/common.yaml b/images/common.yaml
index 714431aa4..100401345 100644
--- a/images/common.yaml
+++ b/images/common.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-kubernetes_version: "1.29.5"
+kubernetes_version: "1.29.6"
 
 download_images: true