diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 36577349..0aa75fee 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@ parameters:
       kubectl:
         registry: docker.io
         image: bitnami/kubectl
-        tag: '1.30.4@sha256:94dc550b37e6a0fc0e47563dff907d71b47fdfa0d3765fc7474ae68854e08492'
+        tag: '1.31.0@sha256:7779e585c588adde5c8feafd584c1ffc76ffbe8475236aa14c13b8afe18d9af6'
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 3e82ed1d..d1f90747 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:1.30.4@sha256:94dc550b37e6a0fc0e47563dff907d71b47fdfa0d3765fc7474ae68854e08492
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.0@sha256:7779e585c588adde5c8feafd584c1ffc76ffbe8475236aa14c13b8afe18d9af6
           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 5fb48e74..901dbdf0 100644
--- a/tests/golden/olm-opensource/cilium/cilium/olm/99_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/olm-opensource/cilium/cilium/olm/99_cleanup.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: HOME
               value: /home
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.30.4@sha256:94dc550b37e6a0fc0e47563dff907d71b47fdfa0d3765fc7474ae68854e08492
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.0@sha256:7779e585c588adde5c8feafd584c1ffc76ffbe8475236aa14c13b8afe18d9af6
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-old-clusterserviceversions
           ports: []