diff --git a/Dockerfile.dapper b/Dockerfile.dapper
index 7d604a1..32e4df7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dapper
+++ b/Dockerfile.dapper
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ENV CATTLE_K3S_VERSION v1.24.8+k3s1
 ENV CATTLE_HELM_UNITTEST_VERSION v0.1.7-rancher4
 # helm 3 version
 ENV HELM_VERSION v3.9.0
-ENV KUSTOMIZE_VERSION v4.5.7
+ENV KUSTOMIZE_VERSION v5.0.3
 
 # kontainer-driver-metadata branch to be set for specific branch other than dev/master, logic at rancher/rancher/pkg/settings/setting.go
 ENV CATTLE_KDM_BRANCH=dev-v2.7
diff --git a/package/Dockerfile b/package/Dockerfile
index f51171d..7258332 100644
--- a/package/Dockerfile
+++ b/package/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ARG RKE2_CHART_DEFAULT_BRANCH=main
 # kontainer-driver-metadata branch to be set for specific branch other than dev/master, logic at rancher/rancher/pkg/settings/setting.go
 ARG CATTLE_KDM_BRANCH=dev-v2.7
 
-ENV KUSTOMIZE_VERSION v4.5.7
+ENV KUSTOMIZE_VERSION v5.0.3
 
 ENV CATTLE_SYSTEM_CHART_DEFAULT_BRANCH=$SYSTEM_CHART_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 ENV CATTLE_CHART_DEFAULT_BRANCH=$CHART_DEFAULT_BRANCH