diff --git a/hack/tools.mk b/hack/tools.mk
index d3666a69..214807e7 100644
--- a/hack/tools.mk
+++ b/hack/tools.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ MOCKGEN_VERSION ?= v0.6.0
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=chainguard-dev/apko
 APKO_VERSION ?= v1.2.19
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=ko-build/ko
-KO_VERSION ?= v0.19.0
+KO_VERSION ?= v0.19.1
 
 KUBERNETES_TEST_VERSION ?= v1.33.5