diff --git a/images/tools/Earthfile b/images/tools/Earthfile
index 0d1b0140a454c6e6370de2cc9d868261adf43364..f0de48d11bbd0fce8e84af6587f49b76d8f9e55f 100644
--- a/images/tools/Earthfile
+++ b/images/tools/Earthfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ kubectl:
     ARG TARGETOS
 
     # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes/kubernetes
-    ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.32.3
+    ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.33.0
     ENV KUBECTL_VERSION=${KUBECTL_VERSION}
 
     RUN curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/${TARGETOS}/${TARGETARCH}/kubectl" \