diff --git a/images/koolbox/Dockerfile b/images/koolbox/Dockerfile
index ab79a4914add8c1ab2841581b1cb964cef84acc3..fae079a18419d50c6732e8a3ff631dfbd29f84f7 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" \