diff --git a/hack/tools.mk b/hack/tools.mk
index 0e899b0d..4764972e 100644
--- a/hack/tools.mk
+++ b/hack/tools.mk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $(SETUP_ENVTEST): go.mod
 
 SKAFFOLD := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/skaffold
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=GoogleContainerTools/skaffold
-SKAFFOLD_VERSION ?= v2.11.1
+SKAFFOLD_VERSION ?= v2.12.0
 $(SKAFFOLD): $(call tool_version_file,$(SKAFFOLD),$(SKAFFOLD_VERSION))
 	curl -Lo $(SKAFFOLD) https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/$(SKAFFOLD_VERSION)/skaffold-$(shell uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-$(shell uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/')
 	chmod +x $(SKAFFOLD)