diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87b1e4c572853..6b8b7b122534a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
       "@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/punycode/**",
       "@aws-cdk/aws-ecr-assets/minimatch",
       "@aws-cdk/aws-ecr-assets/minimatch/**",
+      "@aws-cdk/aws-eks/semver",
+      "@aws-cdk/aws-eks/semver/**",
       "@aws-cdk/aws-eks/yaml",
       "@aws-cdk/aws-eks/yaml/**",
       "@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/aws-sdk",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
index 21e7c1475c432..e8afe190198d0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import * as lambda from '@aws-cdk/aws-lambda';
 import * as ssm from '@aws-cdk/aws-ssm';
 import { Annotations, CfnOutput, CfnResource, IResource, Resource, Stack, Tags, Token, Duration, Size } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import { Construct, Node } from 'constructs';
+import * as semver from 'semver';
 import * as YAML from 'yaml';
 import { AlbController, AlbControllerOptions } from './alb-controller';
 import { AwsAuth } from './aws-auth';
@@ -853,6 +854,15 @@ export class KubernetesVersion {
    */
   public static readonly V1_22 = KubernetesVersion.of('1.22');
 
+  /**
+   * Kubernetes version 1.23
+   *
+   * When creating a `Cluster` with this version, you need to also specify the
+   * `kubectlLayer` property with a `KubectlV23Layer` from
+   * `@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23`.
+   */
+  public static readonly V1_23 = KubernetesVersion.of('1.23');
+
   /**
    * Custom cluster version
    * @param version custom version number
@@ -1372,8 +1382,9 @@ export class Cluster extends ClusterBase {
     this.prune = props.prune ?? true;
     this.vpc = props.vpc || new ec2.Vpc(this, 'DefaultVpc');
 
-    if (props.version === KubernetesVersion.V1_22 && !props.kubectlLayer) {
-      Annotations.of(this).addWarning(`You created a cluster with Kubernetes Version ${props.version} without specifying the kubectlLayer property. This may cause failures as the kubectl version provided with aws-cdk-lib is 1.20, which is only guaranteed to be compatible with Kubernetes versions 1.19-1.21. Please provide a kubectlLayer from @aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22.`);
+    const kubectlVersion = new semver.SemVer(`${props.version.version}.0`);
+    if (semver.gte(kubectlVersion, '1.22.0') && !props.kubectlLayer) {
+      Annotations.of(this).addWarning(`You created a cluster with Kubernetes Version ${props.version.version} without specifying the kubectlLayer property. This may cause failures as the kubectl version provided with aws-cdk-lib is 1.20, which is only guaranteed to be compatible with Kubernetes versions 1.19-1.21. Please provide a kubectlLayer from @aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v${kubectlVersion.minor}.`);
     };
     this.version = props.version;
     this.kubectlLambdaRole = props.kubectlLambdaRole ? props.kubectlLambdaRole : undefined;
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/package.json
index dc4da1f43ceff..450c110fe9d81 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/package.json
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22": "2.0.0",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.47.0",
+    "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23": "^2.0.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.47.0",
     "@aws-cdk/assertions": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/cdk-build-tools": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/integ-runner": "0.0.0",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "aws-sdk": "^2.1211.0",
     "cdk8s": "^2.5.28",
     "cdk8s-plus-21": "^2.0.0-beta.12",
-    "cdk8s-plus-22": "^2.0.0-rc.158",
+    "cdk8s-plus-23": "2.0.2",
     "jest": "^27.5.1",
     "sinon": "^9.2.4"
   },
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@
     "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-node-proxy-agent": "0.0.0",
     "constructs": "^10.0.0",
+    "semver": "^7.3.8",
     "yaml": "1.10.2"
   },
   "bundledDependencies": [
+    "semver",
     "yaml"
   ],
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk",
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diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.assets.json
index 65bd4b68cd3b4..1ade6f8100ab4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.assets.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.assets.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "version": "21.0.0",
   "files": {
-    "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30": {
+    "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d": {
       "source": {
-        "path": "asset.c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip",
+        "path": "asset.dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip",
         "packaging": "file"
       },
       "destinations": {
         "current_account-current_region": {
           "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-          "objectKey": "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip",
+          "objectKey": "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip",
           "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
         }
       }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "c6b7a3e3c841118ec365de6b3227d6ec23618b7716c20175c7f18822b22fa08d": {
+    "1e8f5b9efc22fb7df3c3a0e894ec6ddf91d5b71c100c70638ff47b2379c3a749": {
       "source": {
         "path": "aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.template.json",
         "packaging": "file"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
       "destinations": {
         "current_account-current_region": {
           "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-          "objectKey": "c6b7a3e3c841118ec365de6b3227d6ec23618b7716c20175c7f18822b22fa08d.json",
+          "objectKey": "1e8f5b9efc22fb7df3c3a0e894ec6ddf91d5b71c100c70638ff47b2379c3a749.json",
           "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.template.json
index 79d5fc30dd864..613c74ea690d4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.template.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test.template.json
@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@
      "S3Bucket": {
       "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
      },
-     "S3Key": "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip"
+     "S3Key": "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip"
     },
-    "Description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.22; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
+    "Description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.23; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
     "LicenseInfo": "Apache-2.0"
    }
   },
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
      ]
     },
     "Config": {
-     "version": "1.22",
+     "version": "1.23",
      "roleArn": {
       "Fn::GetAtt": [
        "ClusterRoleFA261979",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
index 6199c62bdd0bd..d4b5db5625ce0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "validateOnSynth": false,
         "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-deploy-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
         "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/c6b7a3e3c841118ec365de6b3227d6ec23618b7716c20175c7f18822b22fa08d.json",
+        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/1e8f5b9efc22fb7df3c3a0e894ec6ddf91d5b71c100c70638ff47b2379c3a749.json",
         "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
         "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
         "additionalDependencies": [
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@
         "/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test/KubectlLayer/Resource": [
           {
             "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
-            "data": "KubectlLayer600207B5"
+            "data": "KubectlLayer600207B5",
+            "trace": [
+              "!!DESTRUCTIVE_CHANGES: WILL_REPLACE"
+            ]
           }
         ],
         "/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-alb-controller-test/Cluster/Role/Resource": [
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/tree.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/tree.json
index 9a9940a0a0759..62e98fde76806 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/tree.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/alb-controller.integ.snapshot/tree.json
@@ -691,9 +691,9 @@
                       "s3Bucket": {
                         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
                       },
-                      "s3Key": "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip"
+                      "s3Key": "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip"
                     },
-                    "description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.22; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
+                    "description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.23; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
                     "licenseInfo": "Apache-2.0"
                   }
                 },
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
               }
             },
             "constructInfo": {
-              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22.KubectlV22Layer",
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23.KubectlV23Layer",
               "version": "2.0.0"
             }
           },
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/cluster.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/cluster.test.ts
index 1bef808c75547..f77c11f43fbb5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/cluster.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/cluster.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { Match, Template } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
+import { Annotations, Match, Template } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
 import * as asg from '@aws-cdk/aws-autoscaling';
 import * as ec2 from '@aws-cdk/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from '@aws-cdk/aws-iam';
@@ -3073,6 +3073,44 @@ describe('cluster', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('kubectlLayer annotation', () => {
+    function message(version: string) {
+      return [
+        'You created a cluster with Kubernetes Version 1.23 without specifying the kubectlLayer property.',
+        'This may cause failures as the kubectl version provided with aws-cdk-lib is 1.20, which is only guaranteed to be compatible with Kubernetes versions 1.19-1.21.',
+        `Please provide a kubectlLayer from @aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v${version}.`,
+      ].join(' ');
+    }
+
+    test('not added when version < 1.22 and no kubectl layer provided', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+      const { stack } = testFixture();
+
+      // WHEN
+      new eks.Cluster(stack, 'Cluster1', {
+        version: eks.KubernetesVersion.V1_21,
+        prune: false,
+      });
+
+      // THEN
+      Annotations.fromStack(stack).hasNoWarning('/Stack/Cluster1', message('21'));
+    });
+
+    test('added when version >= 1.22 and no kubectl layer provided', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+      const { stack } = testFixture();
+
+      // WHEN
+      new eks.Cluster(stack, 'Cluster1', {
+        version: eks.KubernetesVersion.V1_23,
+        prune: false,
+      });
+
+      // THEN
+      Annotations.fromStack(stack).hasWarning('/Stack/Cluster1', message('23'));
+    });
+  });
+
   test('custom awscli layer can be provided', () => {
     // GIVEN
     const { stack } = testFixture();
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diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-bottlerocket-ng.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-bottlerocket-ng-test.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-bottlerocket-ng.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-bottlerocket-ng-test.assets.json
index aff73f38f1015..c985dbf0ef793 100644
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+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-bottlerocket-ng.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-bottlerocket-ng-test.assets.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "version": "21.0.0",
   "files": {
-    "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30": {
+    "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d": {
       "source": {
-        "path": "asset.c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip",
+        "path": "asset.dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip",
         "packaging": "file"
       },
       "destinations": {
         "current_account-current_region": {
           "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-          "objectKey": "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip",
+          "objectKey": "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip",
           "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
         }
       }
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "4c83be2cb27d35f5ebcdead395ca2da423e85d21119ceecee4aeb55986d1b0ae": {
+    "6827931205ccb42a1c15c1b863588327e792dd232f257d2ad1cf32854538f0e3": {
       "source": {
         "path": "aws-cdk-eks-cluster-bottlerocket-ng-test.template.json",
         "packaging": "file"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       "destinations": {
         "current_account-current_region": {
           "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-          "objectKey": "4c83be2cb27d35f5ebcdead395ca2da423e85d21119ceecee4aeb55986d1b0ae.json",
+          "objectKey": "6827931205ccb42a1c15c1b863588327e792dd232f257d2ad1cf32854538f0e3.json",
           "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-bottlerocket-ng.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-bottlerocket-ng-test.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-bottlerocket-ng.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-bottlerocket-ng-test.template.json
index fa7eae9ca53e1..5f3986844afac 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-bottlerocket-ng.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-bottlerocket-ng-test.template.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-bottlerocket-ng.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-bottlerocket-ng-test.template.json
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@
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index 54e27dab11f35..a8cefba859ad8 100644
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index c33c95b4841d2..655fd2161eecc 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test.assets.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test.assets.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
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@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
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@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
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         }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test.template.json
index fcabe6bff9db1..6831fd9bd50d0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test.template.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test.template.json
@@ -461,9 +461,9 @@
      "S3Bucket": {
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     "LicenseInfo": "Apache-2.0"
    }
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@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@
      ]
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      "roleArn": {
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@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@
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    "Properties": {
     "ImageId": {
-     "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+     "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami123amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
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@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@
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-     "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2arm64recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+     "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami123amazonlinux2arm64recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
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@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@
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@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@
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@@ -3705,17 +3705,17 @@
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    "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-   "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.22/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
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-   "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.22/amazon-linux-2-arm64/recommended/image_id"
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-   "Default": "/aws/service/bottlerocket/aws-k8s-1.22/x86_64/latest/image_id"
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index e55f46b0b376c..91794333007cc 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-us-east-1",
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+        "/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter": [
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-            "data": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
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+        "/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2-arm64--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter": [
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+        "/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--bottlerocket--aws-k8s-1.23--x86_64--latest--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter": [
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-            "data": "SsmParameterValueawsservicebottlerocketawsk8s122x8664latestimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
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index 6ef05bd2e4a43..71a25e5c1a852 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/tree.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-cluster.integ.snapshot/tree.json
@@ -784,9 +784,9 @@
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@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@
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                         "imageId": {
-                          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
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@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@
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-                          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2arm64recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
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@@ -6129,49 +6129,49 @@
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@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@
    "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
    "Properties": {
     "ImageId": {
-     "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2gpurecommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+     "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami123amazonlinux2gpurecommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
     },
     "InstanceType": "inf1.2xlarge",
     "IamInstanceProfile": {
@@ -1990,9 +1990,9 @@
   }
  },
  "Parameters": {
-  "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2gpurecommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
+  "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami123amazonlinux2gpurecommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
    "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-   "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.22/amazon-linux-2-gpu/recommended/image_id"
+   "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.23/amazon-linux-2-gpu/recommended/image_id"
   },
   "BootstrapVersion": {
    "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-inference.integ.snapshot/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-inference.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
index 2ea557fcede66..befcc1c8be2e9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-inference.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-inference.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "validateOnSynth": false,
         "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-deploy-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
         "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/944b7798805b9a96e31f4f9019d3fb4efdf9e20b29c45746b9c022aa1fdbd08d.json",
+        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/cfa927e29bbbc1e9dd5f1e9c73e74ddf09c0f61578bce9e5bcc7c9a3ccbefb8d.json",
         "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
         "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
         "additionalDependencies": [
@@ -635,10 +635,10 @@
             "data": "AWSCDKCfnUtilsProviderCustomResourceProviderHandlerCF82AA57"
           }
         ],
-        "/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-inference-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.22--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter": [
+        "/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-inference-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter": [
           {
             "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
-            "data": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2gpurecommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+            "data": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami123amazonlinux2gpurecommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
           }
         ],
         "/aws-cdk-eks-cluster-inference-test/BootstrapVersion": [
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-inference.integ.snapshot/tree.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-inference.integ.snapshot/tree.json
index f1152101d2d6d..ee620dca4d71c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-inference.integ.snapshot/tree.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/eks-inference.integ.snapshot/tree.json
@@ -691,9 +691,9 @@
                       "s3Bucket": {
                         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
                       },
-                      "s3Key": "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip"
+                      "s3Key": "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip"
                     },
-                    "description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.22; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
+                    "description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.23; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
                     "licenseInfo": "Apache-2.0"
                   }
                 },
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
               }
             },
             "constructInfo": {
-              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22.KubectlV22Layer",
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23.KubectlV23Layer",
               "version": "2.0.0"
             }
           },
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@
                       "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
                       "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
                         "imageId": {
-                          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami122amazonlinux2gpurecommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+                          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami123amazonlinux2gpurecommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
                         },
                         "instanceType": "inf1.2xlarge",
                         "iamInstanceProfile": {
@@ -4065,17 +4065,17 @@
               "version": "0.0.0"
             }
           },
-          "SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.22--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter": {
-            "id": "SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.22--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter",
-            "path": "aws-cdk-eks-cluster-inference-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.22--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter",
+          "SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter": {
+            "id": "SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter",
+            "path": "aws-cdk-eks-cluster-inference-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118.Parameter",
             "constructInfo": {
               "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.CfnParameter",
               "version": "0.0.0"
             }
           },
-          "SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.22--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118": {
-            "id": "SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.22--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118",
-            "path": "aws-cdk-eks-cluster-inference-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.22--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118",
+          "SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118": {
+            "id": "SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118",
+            "path": "aws-cdk-eks-cluster-inference-test/SsmParameterValue:--aws--service--eks--optimized-ami--1.23--amazon-linux-2-gpu--recommended--image_id:C96584B6-F00A-464E-AD19-53AFF4B05118",
             "constructInfo": {
               "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.Resource",
               "version": "0.0.0"
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diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.assets.json
index 1ae5bfcf74d87..7f7def2e7024a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.assets.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.assets.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "version": "21.0.0",
   "files": {
-    "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30": {
+    "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d": {
       "source": {
-        "path": "asset.c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip",
+        "path": "asset.dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip",
         "packaging": "file"
       },
       "destinations": {
         "current_account-current_region": {
           "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-          "objectKey": "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip",
+          "objectKey": "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip",
           "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
         }
       }
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "c261f84de4b988e2b18aea20cb2b5d8a7d735f82e5050026a28dbeb32e7a3854": {
+    "d40cbf844106fc941fedffaa39840adadedf32716887ed361d0961aeeb294e5d": {
       "source": {
         "path": "aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.template.json",
         "packaging": "file"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       "destinations": {
         "current_account-current_region": {
           "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-          "objectKey": "c261f84de4b988e2b18aea20cb2b5d8a7d735f82e5050026a28dbeb32e7a3854.json",
+          "objectKey": "d40cbf844106fc941fedffaa39840adadedf32716887ed361d0961aeeb294e5d.json",
           "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.template.json
index 8c21ffad9143c..e9c84612949cf 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.template.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/aws-cdk-eks-fargate-cluster-test.template.json
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
      "S3Bucket": {
       "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
      },
-     "S3Key": "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip"
+     "S3Key": "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip"
     },
-    "Description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.22; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
+    "Description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.23; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
     "LicenseInfo": "Apache-2.0"
    }
   },
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
      ]
     },
     "Config": {
-     "version": "1.22",
+     "version": "1.23",
      "roleArn": {
       "Fn::GetAtt": [
        "FargateClusterRole8E36B33A",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
index 68f479caf28f0..c2623f31fcf35 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/manifest.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "validateOnSynth": false,
         "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-deploy-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
         "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/c261f84de4b988e2b18aea20cb2b5d8a7d735f82e5050026a28dbeb32e7a3854.json",
+        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/d40cbf844106fc941fedffaa39840adadedf32716887ed361d0961aeeb294e5d.json",
         "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
         "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
         "additionalDependencies": [
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/tree.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/tree.json
index 67632f3f55abd..247289cb0138b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/tree.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/fargate-cluster.integ.snapshot/tree.json
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
                       "s3Bucket": {
                         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
                       },
-                      "s3Key": "c0f40a9fd16d1698ca05765606c04c8724dc5c8355b6e124a39af09449a3aa30.zip"
+                      "s3Key": "dd8086b05eeea461708bd66ad140d8965ddf70c0e144af871d078fdbddf0a67d.zip"
                     },
-                    "description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.22; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
+                    "description": "/opt/kubectl/kubectl 1.23; /opt/helm/helm 3.9",
                     "licenseInfo": "Apache-2.0"
                   }
                 },
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
               }
             },
             "constructInfo": {
-              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22.KubectlV22Layer",
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23.KubectlV23Layer",
               "version": "2.0.0"
             }
           },
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ-tests-kubernetes-version.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ-tests-kubernetes-version.ts
index 0a155ee4654ea..b2354d2ffaaea 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ-tests-kubernetes-version.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ-tests-kubernetes-version.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import * as lambda from '@aws-cdk/aws-lambda';
-import { KubectlV22Layer } from '@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22';
+import { KubectlV23Layer } from '@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import * as eks from '../lib';
 
 export function getClusterVersionConfig(scope: Construct) {
   return {
-    version: eks.KubernetesVersion.V1_22,
+    version: eks.KubernetesVersion.V1_23,
     // Crazy type-casting is required because KubectlLayer peer depends on
     // types from aws-cdk-lib, but we run integration tests in the @aws-cdk/
     // v1-style directory, not in the aws-cdk-lib v2-style directory.
-    kubectlLayer: new KubectlV22Layer(scope, 'KubectlLayer') as unknown as lambda.ILayerVersion,
+    kubectlLayer: new KubectlV23Layer(scope, 'KubectlLayer') as unknown as lambda.ILayerVersion,
   };
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.alb-controller.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.alb-controller.ts
index aa85e9989f308..261db7158c182 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.alb-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.alb-controller.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as ec2 from '@aws-cdk/aws-ec2';
 import { App, CfnOutput, Duration, Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import * as integ from '@aws-cdk/integ-tests';
 import * as cdk8s from 'cdk8s';
-import * as kplus from 'cdk8s-plus-22';
+import * as kplus from 'cdk8s-plus-23';
 import * as eks from '../lib';
 import { getClusterVersionConfig } from './integ-tests-kubernetes-version';
 import { Pinger } from './pinger/pinger';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e20e7cac63a8c..cc190bf7c3898 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
     "@jridgewell/gen-mapping" "^0.1.0"
     "@jridgewell/trace-mapping" "^0.3.9"
 
-"@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22@2.0.0":
+"@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23@^2.0.0":
   version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22/-/lambda-layer-kubectl-v22-2.0.0.tgz#18daadbb856a42377c04ea81b029debc1523ad3a"
-  integrity sha512-GdpZbfry6jJ+NGOxYNrmTm0TNU3xjhjROgIiy9fdFZzb6PaKBglLftBAJbyNldPbvWfl2G+PJWe2jBURUkeacw==
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-cdk/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23/-/lambda-layer-kubectl-v23-2.0.0.tgz#8e46c505c8ba106d7589c9bebda824b8d963463c"
+  integrity sha512-g0H20+aWk6p4NsLSnMwUCwuLbD9v1tLPYH8c229w/qT6B7U/DFliQmiSnGSxe7BOjL/qfIkLfvXReBji15yEvg==
 
 "@babel/code-frame@7.12.11":
   version "7.12.11"
@@ -3019,10 +3019,10 @@ cdk8s-plus-21@^2.0.0-beta.12:
     minimatch "^3.1.2"
     safe-stable-stringify "*"
 
-cdk8s-plus-22@^2.0.0-rc.158:
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-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/cdk8s-plus-22/-/cdk8s-plus-22-2.0.0-rc.158.tgz#49b7d24fdea3e2c609266e329b316b6ac8e3cd4e"
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