diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 4d990f6b..3c709ffa 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ parameters:
       kubectl:
         registry: docker.io
         repository: bitnami/kubectl
-        tag: '1.30.4@sha256:68a21ff34c2a67329faa4d6088272d54d4a4e7a21076b3a435624e45503a17ab'
+        tag: '1.31.1@sha256:d8e9017a4368ac747cf35e28483f075353172cb0456229b730f4289c5429d411'
       kapitan:
         registry: docker.io
         repository: kapicorp/kapitan