diff --git a/deploy/apko.yaml.tmpl b/deploy/apko.yaml.tmpl
index 241a90075d..af1f846481 100644
--- a/deploy/apko.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/deploy/apko.yaml.tmpl
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ contents:
 
     # All currently supported kubectl versions.
     # TODO: this requires manual intervention whenever there are new kubectl releases.
-    - kubectl-1.24
     - kubectl-1.25
     - kubectl-1.26
     - kubectl-1.27
+    - kubectl-1.28
 
     - bash
     - busybox