diff --git a/kubernetes-client/build.gradle b/kubernetes-client/build.gradle
index ebae206ad..d6e60c7d8 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client/build.gradle
+++ b/kubernetes-client/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
     annotationProcessor "io.micronaut.docs:micronaut-docs-asciidoc-config-props:$micronautDocsVersion"
 
     api "io.micronaut:micronaut-inject"
-    api 'io.kubernetes:client-java:10.0.0'
+    api 'io.kubernetes:client-java:12.0.0'
     implementation "io.micronaut:micronaut-runtime"
 
     testAnnotationProcessor "io.micronaut:micronaut-inject-java"