diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 080fb06e..d2acc2fe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y \
   && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pip pip /usr/bin/pip3 1
 
 FROM baseline as tool_builder
-ARG kubectl_version=1.26.10
+ARG kubectl_version=1.27.9
 
 WORKDIR /build
 
diff --git a/docs/user/Dependencies.md b/docs/user/Dependencies.md
index 0beb2d21..c6e20b0b 100644
--- a/docs/user/Dependencies.md
+++ b/docs/user/Dependencies.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The following list details our dependencies and versions (~ indicates multiple p
 | ~              | docker           | >=20.10.10  |
 | ~              | git              | any         |
 | ~              | rsync            | any         |
-| ~              | kubectl          | 1.25 - 1.27 |
+| ~              | kubectl          | 1.26 - 1.28 |
 | ~              | Helm             | 3           |
 | pip3           | ansible          | 8.6.0       |
 | pip3           | openshift        | 0.13.1      |
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ As described in the [Docker Installation](./DockerUsage.md) section add addition
 ```bash
 # Override kubectl version
 docker build \
-	--build-arg kubectl_version=1.26.10 \
+	--build-arg kubectl_version=1.27.9 \
 	-t viya4-deployment .
 ```