diff --git a/images/koolbox/Dockerfile b/images/koolbox/Dockerfile
index 7ea7b2563b58623ff53eba6d284b308846cf2f0c..f409aeeeecac93bd9df9262063d1190f606c3097 100644
--- a/images/koolbox/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/koolbox/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 FROM quay.io/fedora/fedora:38 as kubectl
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes/kubernetes
-ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.27.4
+ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.28.0
 ENV KUBECTL_VERSION=${KUBECTL_VERSION}
 
 RUN curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" \