diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0ab519d7..1e05e817 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ FROM hashicorp/terraform:$TERRAFORM_VERSION AS terraform
 FROM almalinux:minimal AS amin
 WORKDIR /app
 USER root
-ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=1.32.6
-ARG KUBECTL_CHECKSUM=0e31ebf882578b50e50fe6c43e3a0e3db61f6a41c9cded46485bc74d03d576eb
+ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=1.33.6
+ARG KUBECTL_CHECKSUM=d25d9b63335c038333bed785e9c6c4b0e41d791a09cac5f3e8df9862c684afbe
 RUN /usr/bin/bash -eux \
   && curl -fSLO https://dl.k8s.io/release/v${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl \
   && chmod 755 ./kubectl \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 737d9065..d1a8b8a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ The following are also required:
 #### Terraform Requirements:
 
 - [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html) v1.10.5
-- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) - v1.32.6
+- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) - v1.33.6
 - [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/) v1.6
 - [AWS CLI](https://aws.amazon.com/cli) (optional; useful as an alternative to the AWS Web Console) v2.24.16
 
diff --git a/examples/sample-input-byo.tfvars b/examples/sample-input-byo.tfvars
index 2e7fa119..e37afafc 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input-byo.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input-byo.tfvars
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ postgres_servers = {
 }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 2
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/examples/sample-input-connect.tfvars b/examples/sample-input-connect.tfvars
index 614b00e1..96ca4a63 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input-connect.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input-connect.tfvars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ postgres_servers = {
 }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 2
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/examples/sample-input-custom-data.tfvars b/examples/sample-input-custom-data.tfvars
index 4c574dce..978b7801 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input-custom-data.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input-custom-data.tfvars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ postgres_servers = {
 }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 2
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/examples/sample-input-gpu.tfvars b/examples/sample-input-gpu.tfvars
index 6567737f..f3a6913e 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input-gpu.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input-gpu.tfvars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ postgres_servers = {
 }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 2
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/examples/sample-input-ha.tfvars b/examples/sample-input-ha.tfvars
index f70e0ab2..302b990a 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input-ha.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input-ha.tfvars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ postgres_servers = {
 }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 2
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/examples/sample-input-minimal.tfvars b/examples/sample-input-minimal.tfvars
index c98471e1..aa4904fc 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input-minimal.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input-minimal.tfvars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tags = {} # e.g., { "key1" = "value1", "key2" = "value2" }
 # }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 1
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/examples/sample-input-multizone.tfvars b/examples/sample-input-multizone.tfvars
index 6c49ab06..00059623 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input-multizone.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input-multizone.tfvars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ postgres_servers = {
 }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 2
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/examples/sample-input-singlestore.tfvars b/examples/sample-input-singlestore.tfvars
index 987fa0df..b816d06b 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input-singlestore.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input-singlestore.tfvars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ postgres_servers = {
 }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 2
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/examples/sample-input.tfvars b/examples/sample-input.tfvars
index d8f01a0e..3ac5859e 100644
--- a/examples/sample-input.tfvars
+++ b/examples/sample-input.tfvars
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ postgres_servers = {
 }
 
 ## Cluster config
-kubernetes_version           = "1.32"
+kubernetes_version           = "1.33"
 default_nodepool_node_count  = 2
 default_nodepool_vm_type     = "r6in.2xlarge"
 default_nodepool_custom_data = ""
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index c3c894ca..5885e885 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ variable "efs_throughput_rate" {
 variable "kubernetes_version" {
   description = "The EKS cluster Kubernetes version."
   type        = string
-  default     = "1.32"
+  default     = "1.33"
 }
 
 # Map of tags to apply to all resources. Used for cost allocation, project tracking, etc.