diff --git a/kubernetes/main/apps/system-upgrade/system-upgrade-controller/app/helm-release.yaml b/kubernetes/main/apps/system-upgrade/system-upgrade-controller/app/helm-release.yaml
index b18e736c98..fcaf3bec5a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/main/apps/system-upgrade/system-upgrade-controller/app/helm-release.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/main/apps/system-upgrade/system-upgrade-controller/app/helm-release.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ 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:v1.32.0@sha256:8ccae74fc039a256eddf3066d02134b2d1ad55e7b646e9dd38f60b3d369ef97a
+              SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_KUBECTL_IMAGE: registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.32.1@sha256:6ae337221866ae69380cfa08e2b38fa113fd5044cfb5b7a7662f5b0028be23b6
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_PRIVILEGED: true
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_TTL_SECONDS_AFTER_FINISH: 900
               SYSTEM_UPGRADE_PLAN_POLLING_INTERVAL: 15m