diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index ca93486476043..8b1fbfe6c1b67 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         <sentry.version>4.3.0</sentry.version>
         <subethasmtp.version>3.1.7</subethasmtp.version>
         <hibernate-quarkus-local-cache.version>0.1.0</hibernate-quarkus-local-cache.version>
-        <kubernetes-client.version>5.1.1</kubernetes-client.version>
+        <kubernetes-client.version>5.2.0</kubernetes-client.version>
         <flapdoodle.mongo.version>2.2.0</flapdoodle.mongo.version>
         <quarkus-spring-api.version>5.2.SP4</quarkus-spring-api.version>
         <quarkus-spring-data-api.version>2.1.SP2</quarkus-spring-data-api.version>
diff --git a/integration-tests/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/kubernetes/client/Pods.java b/integration-tests/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/kubernetes/client/Pods.java
index 610ebbbfa63ad..1bc111303004a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/kubernetes/client/Pods.java
+++ b/integration-tests/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/kubernetes/client/Pods.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.quarkus.it.kubernetes.client;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ public Response updateFirst(@PathParam("namespace") String namespace) {
     public Response createNew(@PathParam("namespace") String namespace) {
         return Response
                 .ok(kubernetesClient.pods().inNamespace(namespace)
-                        .create(new PodBuilder().withNewMetadata().withResourceVersion("12345")
+                        .create(new PodBuilder().withNewMetadata()
+                                .withName(UUID.randomUUID().toString()).withResourceVersion("12345")
                                 .endMetadata().build()))
                 .build();
     }