diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 5b8fe06b..e7c8907c 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ parameters:
       kubectl:
         registry: docker.io
         image: bitnami/kubectl
-        tag: '1.28.15@sha256:7907d1b357840b0390c8ec21dc9665b9b69ee78e682c3e3365d64500b37e7c57'
+        tag: '1.31.2@sha256:3d3ee32cc34b8e822360ea54bb7cfab78a64bcfd9d9c7fd99cd1ce295e5983ea'
 
     charts:
       # We do not support helm chart versions older than v1.7.0
diff --git a/tests/golden/cephfs/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml b/tests/golden/cephfs/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
index a8feb5cb..41a2a082 100644
--- a/tests/golden/cephfs/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/cephfs/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: HOME
               value: /home
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.28.15@sha256:7907d1b357840b0390c8ec21dc9665b9b69ee78e682c3e3365d64500b37e7c57
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:3d3ee32cc34b8e822360ea54bb7cfab78a64bcfd9d9c7fd99cd1ce295e5983ea
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-alertrules
           ports: []
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
index a8feb5cb..41a2a082 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: HOME
               value: /home
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.28.15@sha256:7907d1b357840b0390c8ec21dc9665b9b69ee78e682c3e3365d64500b37e7c57
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:3d3ee32cc34b8e822360ea54bb7cfab78a64bcfd9d9c7fd99cd1ce295e5983ea
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-alertrules
           ports: []
diff --git a/tests/golden/openshift4/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml b/tests/golden/openshift4/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
index a8feb5cb..41a2a082 100644
--- a/tests/golden/openshift4/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/openshift4/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: HOME
               value: /home
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.28.15@sha256:7907d1b357840b0390c8ec21dc9665b9b69ee78e682c3e3365d64500b37e7c57
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:3d3ee32cc34b8e822360ea54bb7cfab78a64bcfd9d9c7fd99cd1ce295e5983ea
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-alertrules
           ports: []
diff --git a/tests/golden/rbd-extra-storageclass/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml b/tests/golden/rbd-extra-storageclass/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
index a8feb5cb..41a2a082 100644
--- a/tests/golden/rbd-extra-storageclass/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/rbd-extra-storageclass/rook-ceph/rook-ceph/99_cleanup.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: HOME
               value: /home
-          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.28.15@sha256:7907d1b357840b0390c8ec21dc9665b9b69ee78e682c3e3365d64500b37e7c57
+          image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.31.2@sha256:3d3ee32cc34b8e822360ea54bb7cfab78a64bcfd9d9c7fd99cd1ce295e5983ea
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: cleanup-alertrules
           ports: []