diff --git a/hack/tools.mk b/hack/tools.mk
index dff1fbb..7040c1d 100644
--- a/hack/tools.mk
+++ b/hack/tools.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GOIMPORTS_REVISER_VERSION ?= v3.12.6
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=golangci/golangci-lint
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.12.2
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=ko-build/ko
-KO_VERSION ?= v0.18.1
+KO_VERSION ?= v0.19.1
 # use controller-runtime version from go.mod
 ENVTEST_VERSION ?= $(shell go list -m -f "{{ .Version }}" sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime)