diff --git a/Dockerfile.kubectl b/Dockerfile.kubectl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fa976ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.kubectl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM bash:5.2.15-alpine3.17
+
+ARG TARGETARCH
+ARG TARGETOS
+
+ENV KUBECTL_VERSION="v1.26.4"
+ADD https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/${TARGETOS}/${TARGETARCH}/kubectl /usr/bin/kubectl
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/kubectl
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c41c41c..e7a74643 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,12 +34,22 @@ delete-remote-tag:
 	@echo "Deleting remote tag ${TAG}"
 	@git push --delete origin ${TAG}
 
-build-image:
+build-image: build-image-tools build-image-kubectl
+
+build-image-tools:
 	TAG=$(BUILD_TAG) docker buildx bake
 
-build-image-multiplatform:
+build-image-kubectl:
+	TAG=$(BUILD_TAG) docker buildx bake kubectl
+
+build-image-multiplatform: build-image-multiplatform-tools build-image-multiplatform-kubectl
+
+build-image-multiplatform-tools:
 	TAG=$(BUILD_TAG) docker buildx bake tools-multiplatform 
 
+build-image-multiplatform-kubectl:
+	TAG=$(BUILD_TAG) docker buildx bake kubectl-multiplatform 
+
 tag-release-image-with-latest:
 	make push-image BUILD_TAG=latest
 
@@ -54,9 +64,14 @@ push-image-cache:
     	# https://github.com/aws/containers-roadmap/issues/876
 	docker buildx bake cache-multiplatform
 
-push-image:
+push-image: push-image-tools push-image-kubectl
+
+push-image-tools:
 	IMAGE=$(REPO_URL) TAG=$(BUILD_TAG) docker buildx bake tools-multiplatform --push
 
+push-image-kubectl:
+	IMAGE=$(REPO_URL) TAG=$(BUILD_TAG) docker buildx bake kubectl-multiplatform --push
+
 push-image-ecr:
 	make push-image REPO_URL=$(ECR_REPO_URL)
 
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index 2d0d53f9..d1b085a2 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -39,10 +39,21 @@ target "default" {
     platforms = ["linux/amd64"]
 }
 
+target "kubectl" {
+    dockerfile = "Dockerfile.kubectl"
+    tags = ["${IMAGE}-kubectl:${TAG}"]
+    output = ["type=docker"]
+    platforms = ["linux/amd64"]
+}
+
 target "tools-multiplatform" {
     inherits = ["default", "multiplatform"]
 }
 
+target "kubeclt-multiplatform" {
+    inherits = ["kubectl", "multiplatform"]
+}
+
 group "cache" {
     targets = ["rust-cache", "go-cache", "tools-cache"]
 }