diff --git a/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml b/charts/t8s-cluster/values.yaml
index d9ef1d04f7..c6af7cf67b 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: 1.29.4
+      tag: 1.30.2@sha256:e704ebf9f6974d506d2dbff33dea28b6e996887e60c4ab298c78e10a3d81e249
   semver:
     image:
       registry: docker.io