diff --git a/crd.Dockerfile b/crd.Dockerfile
index 49e4a17054a..c3c8c3f3d21 100644
--- a/crd.Dockerfile
+++ b/crd.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.30.3 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$TARGETPLATFORM registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.31.0 AS builder
 
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 ARG TARGETOS