diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/version/base.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/version/base.go
index 94da79c0818..453b63d82fb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/version/base.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/version/base.go
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ const (
 	// DefaultKubeBinaryVersion is the hard coded k8 binary version based on the latest K8s release.
 	// It is supposed to be consistent with gitMajor and gitMinor, except for local tests, where gitMajor and gitMinor are "".
 	// Should update for each minor release!
-	DefaultKubeBinaryVersion = "1.35"
+	DefaultKubeBinaryVersion = "1.36"
 )