diff --git a/Dockerfile.gitlab-charts-build-base b/Dockerfile.gitlab-charts-build-base
index 90ed420..3c6a0d0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.gitlab-charts-build-base
+++ b/Dockerfile.gitlab-charts-build-base
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ENV HELM_VERSION=2.16.1
 ENV HELM_URL=https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v${HELM_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
 # kubectl (possibly in gcloud?)
-ENV KUBECTL_VERSION=1.12.10
+ENV KUBECTL_VERSION=1.13.12
 ENV KUBECTL_URL=https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
 
 # Install dependencies