diff --git a/images/kubectl/Dockerfile b/images/kubectl/Dockerfile
index 8ce6f43..589b30a 100644
--- a/images/kubectl/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/kubectl/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:24.04@sha256:4fbb8e6a8395de5a7550b33509421a2bafbc0aab6c06ba2cef9ebffbc7092d90
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes/kubernetes
-ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=1.36.2
+ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=1.37.1
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 RUN apt-get update \
diff --git a/images/kubectl/metadata.yaml b/images/kubectl/metadata.yaml
index 6e23d3b..73d1638 100644
--- a/images/kubectl/metadata.yaml
+++ b/images/kubectl/metadata.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: kubectl
 description: Rootless kubectl CLI
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes/kubernetes
-version: 1.36.2
+version: 1.37.1
 platforms:
   - linux/amd64
   - linux/arm64