diff --git a/cluster/addons/addon-manager/Makefile b/cluster/addons/addon-manager/Makefile
index 85667d6acb3..f06b29bce11 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/addon-manager/Makefile
+++ b/cluster/addons/addon-manager/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ IMAGE=gcr.io/k8s-staging-addon-manager/kube-addon-manager
 ARCH?=amd64
 TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d)
 VERSION=v9.1.6
-KUBECTL_VERSION?=v1.20.2
+KUBECTL_VERSION?=v1.27.1
 
 BASEIMAGE=registry.k8s.io/debian-base-$(ARCH):v1.0.1