diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 63e4dd13..a5b6e462 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ parameters:
       kubectl:
         registry: docker.io
         image: bitnami/kubectl
-        tag: '1.30.6@sha256:e253f984b4f1012cf36dd806715192938c84e2a0caeef20e418d3b1716b08d07'
+        tag: '1.31.2@sha256:7c6dbaa9d31e379434ddbc4233df6edd58becd932ad300aae9aa8626735e88c8'
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 d7419d9e..61c6b5ab 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:1.30.6@sha256:e253f984b4f1012cf36dd806715192938c84e2a0caeef20e418d3b1716b08d07
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:7c6dbaa9d31e379434ddbc4233df6edd58becd932ad300aae9aa8626735e88c8
           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 1b3c34ce..8194639a 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:1.30.6@sha256:e253f984b4f1012cf36dd806715192938c84e2a0caeef20e418d3b1716b08d07
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:7c6dbaa9d31e379434ddbc4233df6edd58becd932ad300aae9aa8626735e88c8
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-old-clusterserviceversions
           ports: []