diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 5126c49f..d33b8ce2 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@sha256:7cada9acdb9729e8566e5efd7e4cb47c1dd1d49faed7e7ecf9f4dc07f14c2427'
+        tag: '1.31.2@sha256:3d3ee32cc34b8e822360ea54bb7cfab78a64bcfd9d9c7fd99cd1ce295e5983ea'
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 927bf4ff..89ea0b9d 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@sha256:7cada9acdb9729e8566e5efd7e4cb47c1dd1d49faed7e7ecf9f4dc07f14c2427
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:3d3ee32cc34b8e822360ea54bb7cfab78a64bcfd9d9c7fd99cd1ce295e5983ea
           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 312883d3..2cba7719 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@sha256:7cada9acdb9729e8566e5efd7e4cb47c1dd1d49faed7e7ecf9f4dc07f14c2427
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:3d3ee32cc34b8e822360ea54bb7cfab78a64bcfd9d9c7fd99cd1ce295e5983ea
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-old-clusterserviceversions
           ports: []