diff --git a/hack/make/deps.mk b/hack/make/deps.mk
index a160e371..f486d98a 100644
--- a/hack/make/deps.mk
+++ b/hack/make/deps.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ GOLANGCI_VERSION = v2.0.2
 # renovate: datasource=github-release-attachments depName=k3d-io/k3d
 K3D_VERSION = v5.8.3
 
-KUBECTL_VERSION = 1.31.7
+KUBECTL_VERSION = 1.31.8
 # renovate: datasource=github-release-attachments depName=helm/helm
 HELM_VERSION = v3.17.2