diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_install-kubectl b/dot_local/bin/executable_install-kubectl
index 4377097..6a75dde 100755
--- a/dot_local/bin/executable_install-kubectl
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_install-kubectl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ source "${XDG_DATA_HOME}/buddy-up/includes/utils.sh"
 
 APP=kubectl
 # https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.28.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.30.1}
 DEST=${XDG_DATA_HOME}/apps/releases/${APP}
 APP_PATH=${DEST}/${VERSION}/kubectl