diff --git a/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile b/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile
index 69336e5790..9c6ee33e53 100644
--- a/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN yum install -y python38
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 
-ENV KUBECTL_RELEASE=1.24.0
+ENV KUBECTL_RELEASE=1.29.0
 ENV AWS_CLI_VERSION=1.18.152
 ENV AWS_CLI_S3_CMD=2.0.2
 ENV AWS_AIM_AUTHENTICATOR_VERSION=0.6.14
diff --git a/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile-dev b/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile-dev
index f4bb566e69..f66222b772 100644
--- a/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile-dev
+++ b/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile-dev
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ RUN update-crypto-policies --set FIPS
 RUN yum install -y python38
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
-ENV KUBECTL_RELEASE=1.24.0
+ENV KUBECTL_RELEASE=1.29.0
 ENV AWS_CLI_S3_CMD=2.0.2
 ENV AWS_AIM_AUTHENTICATOR_VERSION=0.6.14
 ENV GOOGLE_CLOUD_SDK_VERSION=468.0.0
diff --git a/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile-fips b/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile-fips
index 4ac83fa82c..952e59b63c 100644
--- a/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile-fips
+++ b/docker/ubi8/Dockerfile-fips
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ RUN yum install -y python38
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 
-ENV KUBECTL_RELEASE=1.24.0
+ENV KUBECTL_RELEASE=1.29.0
 ENV AWS_CLI_S3_CMD=2.0.2
 ENV AWS_AIM_AUTHENTICATOR_VERSION=0.6.14
 ENV GOOGLE_CLOUD_SDK_VERSION=468.0.0