diff --git a/helmfile.d/velero.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile.d/velero.yaml.gotmpl
index b5c47a6b..90f66a6e 100644
--- a/helmfile.d/velero.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile.d/velero.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ releases:
 - name: velero
   namespace: velero
   chart: velero/velero
-  version: 11.4.0
+  version: 12.0.0
   condition: velero.enabled
   values:
   - ../values/velero/values/velero.yaml.gotmpl
diff --git a/values/velero/values/velero.yaml.gotmpl b/values/velero/values/velero.yaml.gotmpl
index d851241c..a387016a 100644
--- a/values/velero/values/velero.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/values/velero/values/velero.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -72,7 +72,3 @@ metrics:
        for: 15m
        labels:
          severity: critical
-kubectl:
-  image:
-      repository: docker.io/bitnamilegacy/kubectl
-      tag: 1.33.4