diff --git a/manifests/system-upgrade-controller.yaml b/manifests/system-upgrade-controller.yaml
index 8749102e..7b9d162a 100644
--- a/manifests/system-upgrade-controller.yaml
+++ b/manifests/system-upgrade-controller.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ data:
   SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_ACTIVE_DEADLINE_SECONDS: "900"
   SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_BACKOFF_LIMIT: "99"
   SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY: "Always"
-  SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_KUBECTL_IMAGE: "rancher/kubectl:v1.30.3"
+  SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_KUBECTL_IMAGE: "rancher/kubectl:latest"
   SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_PRIVILEGED: "true"
   SYSTEM_UPGRADE_JOB_TTL_SECONDS_AFTER_FINISH: "900"
   SYSTEM_UPGRADE_PLAN_POLLING_INTERVAL: "15m"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ spec:
           effect: "NoExecute"
       containers:
         - name: system-upgrade-controller
-          image: rancher/system-upgrade-controller:v0.14.0
+          image: rancher/system-upgrade-controller:latest
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           securityContext:
             runAsNonRoot: true