diff --git a/kubernetes/kubernetes_installer.sh b/kubernetes/kubernetes_installer.sh
index 68ac9be..e4078f2 100644
--- a/kubernetes/kubernetes_installer.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/kubernetes_installer.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Invoke-Cmd() {
 # === Settings ===
 LOG_FILE="/tmp/kubernetes_install_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log"
 
-K8S_VERSION="${K8S_VERSION:-v1.36.2}"
+K8S_VERSION="${K8S_VERSION:-v1.36.3}"
 MINIKUBE_VERSION="${MINIKUBE_VERSION:-v1.38.1}"
 # pkgs.k8s.io repos are per minor version (v1.36), not per patch release.
 K8S_CHANNEL="${K8S_VERSION%.*}"