diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2588b9f..56c9f56 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.0.0
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.1.1
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.11.3
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1