diff --git a/charts/kubewarden-controller/chart-values.yaml b/charts/kubewarden-controller/chart-values.yaml
index f3208235..9286bd9a 100644
--- a/charts/kubewarden-controller/chart-values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubewarden-controller/chart-values.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ preDeleteJob:
     # The registry is defined in the global.cattle.systemDefaultRegistry value
     # kubectl image to be used in the pre-delete helm hook
     repository: "kubewarden/kubectl"
-    tag: "v1.25.9"
+    tag: "v1.26.6"
 # kubewarden-controller deployment settings:
 podAnnotations: {}
 nodeSelector: {}
diff --git a/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml b/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
index 5e100d60..a5ec2a63 100644
--- a/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubewarden-controller/values.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ preDeleteJob:
     # The registry is defined in the global.cattle.systemDefaultRegistry value
     # kubectl image to be used in the pre-delete helm hook
     repository: "kubewarden/kubectl"
-    tag: "v1.25.9"
+    tag: "v1.26.6"
 # kubewarden-controller deployment settings:
 podAnnotations: {}
 nodeSelector: {}