diff --git a/roles/kustomize/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kustomize/defaults/main.yml
index 104808b1..6e92b91b 100644
--- a/roles/kustomize/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kustomize/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The kustomize repository
 kustomize_repo: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize
 # The kustomize version to download
-kustomize_version: v4.5.7
+kustomize_version: kustomize/v5.1.1
 # The OS variant and architecture to use
 # See https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/releases for the available options
 kustomize_os: "{{ ansible_system | lower }}"