diff --git a/examples/operator/operator.yaml b/examples/operator/operator.yaml
index 0098bded632..94ddf61b9c9 100644
--- a/examples/operator/operator.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/operator.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.17.2
   name: etcdlockservers.planetscale.com
 spec:
   group: planetscale.com
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.17.2
   name: vitessbackups.planetscale.com
 spec:
   group: planetscale.com
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.17.2
   name: vitessbackupschedules.planetscale.com
 spec:
   group: planetscale.com
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.17.2
   name: vitessbackupstorages.planetscale.com
 spec:
   group: planetscale.com
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.17.2
   name: vitesscells.planetscale.com
 spec:
   group: planetscale.com
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.17.2
   name: vitessclusters.planetscale.com
 spec:
   group: planetscale.com
@@ -5124,7 +5124,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.17.2
   name: vitesskeyspaces.planetscale.com
 spec:
   group: planetscale.com
@@ -6576,7 +6576,7 @@ apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   annotations:
-    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.16.1
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.17.2
   name: vitessshards.planetscale.com
 spec:
   group: planetscale.com
diff --git a/tools/get_kubectl_kind.sh b/tools/get_kubectl_kind.sh
index 169b120aaa0..780c94b45e6 100755
--- a/tools/get_kubectl_kind.sh
+++ b/tools/get_kubectl_kind.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ source build.env
 mkdir -p "$VTROOT/bin"
 cd "$VTROOT/bin"
 
-KUBE_VERSION="${KUBE_VERSION:-v1.31.0}"
+KUBE_VERSION="${KUBE_VERSION:-v1.32.2}"
 KUBERNETES_RELEASE_URL="${KUBERNETES_RELEASE_URL:-https://dl.k8s.io}"
 
 # Download kubectl if needed.