diff --git a/Dockerfile.dapper b/Dockerfile.dapper
index f1bf95e..4eb2f37 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dapper
+++ b/Dockerfile.dapper
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ 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 v5.5.0
 
 ENV YQ_VERSION=v4.30.8
 RUN wget https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/${YQ_VERSION}/yq_linux_${ARCH} -O /usr/bin/yq && chmod +x /usr/bin/yq;
diff --git a/package/Dockerfile b/package/Dockerfile
index 3000b5a..de8a2fb 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 v5.5.0
 ENV K9S_VERSION=v0.27.3
 
 ENV CATTLE_SYSTEM_CHART_DEFAULT_BRANCH=$SYSTEM_CHART_DEFAULT_BRANCH