diff --git a/roles/install-kustomize/defaults/main.yml b/roles/install-kustomize/defaults/main.yml
index 756f87f09..cd18d4783 100644
--- a/roles/install-kustomize/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/install-kustomize/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-kustomize_version: v3.8.5
+kustomize_version: v3.9.4
 kustomize_download_url: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/releases/download/kustomize/{{ kustomize_version }}/kustomize_{{ kustomize_version }}_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
 proxy:
   http: