diff --git a/install-scripts/.local/bin/install-kubectl b/install-scripts/.local/bin/install-kubectl
index 89f7e96..fb30d52 100755
--- a/install-scripts/.local/bin/install-kubectl
+++ b/install-scripts/.local/bin/install-kubectl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ get_arch () {
 
 APP=kubectl
 # https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.23.5}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.26.1}
 DEST=${XDG_DATA_HOME}/apps/releases/${APP}
 URL=https://dl.k8s.io/release/v${VERSION}/bin/$(get_os)/$(get_arch)/kubectl