diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 02fec66d..3396b0fa 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@sha256:22d9de60cae11b3bd088e6d3eb83b9f6cae103427ee72b5be57139fdb9648505'
+        tag: '1.31.2@sha256:45e7c7a9d120f93e9b66b689c63896ff87bb5b4d73b1203a0636d09e1219c879'
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 8f6bf55f..bb21e19e 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@sha256:22d9de60cae11b3bd088e6d3eb83b9f6cae103427ee72b5be57139fdb9648505
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:45e7c7a9d120f93e9b66b689c63896ff87bb5b4d73b1203a0636d09e1219c879
           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 a85b506f..08594d9d 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@sha256:22d9de60cae11b3bd088e6d3eb83b9f6cae103427ee72b5be57139fdb9648505
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:45e7c7a9d120f93e9b66b689c63896ff87bb5b4d73b1203a0636d09e1219c879
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-old-clusterserviceversions
           ports: []