diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 4e153ba4..500baddf 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@sha256:74ce0f8865ba2f46798491047e4175fa8cc7e410a9d2473950f8fc1573c8c8e6'
+        tag: '1.31.2@sha256:83824dd06b751b1bf23e43f0c25c476aedb5e84979cf10dc3a0b94dd28418f52'
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 339b1d70..2ccc8120 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@sha256:74ce0f8865ba2f46798491047e4175fa8cc7e410a9d2473950f8fc1573c8c8e6
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:83824dd06b751b1bf23e43f0c25c476aedb5e84979cf10dc3a0b94dd28418f52
           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 f1da4d0a..ecca7ed3 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@sha256:74ce0f8865ba2f46798491047e4175fa8cc7e410a9d2473950f8fc1573c8c8e6
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:83824dd06b751b1bf23e43f0c25c476aedb5e84979cf10dc3a0b94dd28418f52
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-old-clusterserviceversions
           ports: []