diff --git a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/system-upgrade-controller/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2 b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/system-upgrade-controller/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
index 4da477e0..040009c1 100644
--- a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/system-upgrade-controller/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
+++ b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/system-upgrade-controller/app/helmrelease.yaml.j2
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_ACTIVE_DEADLINE_SECONDS: 900
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_BACKOFF_LIMIT: 99
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY: IfNotPresent
-              SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_KUBECTL_IMAGE: registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.31.1
+              SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_KUBECTL_IMAGE: registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.31.2
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_PRIVILEGED: true
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_TTL_SECONDS_AFTER_FINISH: 900
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_PLAN_POLLING_INTERVAL: 15m
diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/system-upgrade-controller/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/system-upgrade-controller/app/helmrelease.yaml
index 71603007..6a3274e7 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/system-upgrade-controller/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/kube-system/system-upgrade-controller/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_ACTIVE_DEADLINE_SECONDS: 900
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_BACKOFF_LIMIT: 99
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY: IfNotPresent
-              SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_KUBECTL_IMAGE: registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.31.1
+              SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_KUBECTL_IMAGE: registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.31.2
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_PRIVILEGED: true
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_TTL_SECONDS_AFTER_FINISH: 900
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_PLAN_POLLING_INTERVAL: 15m