diff --git a/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml b/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml
index feadad7126..c8ce8df14b 100644
--- a/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ global:
     image:
       registry: docker.io
       repository: bitnami/kubectl
-      tag: 1.27.6
+      tag: 1.28.2
   semver:
     image:
       registry: docker.io