diff --git a/pkg/apis/config/defaults/image.go b/pkg/apis/config/defaults/image.go
index 7be06bdd..5fb488e0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/config/defaults/image.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/config/defaults/image.go
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 package defaults
 
 // Image is the default for the Config.Image field, aka the default node image.
-const Image = "kindest/node:v1.32.3@sha256:b36e76b4ad37b88539ce5e07425f77b29f73a8eaaebf3f1a8bc9c764401d118c"
+const Image = "kindest/node:v1.33.0@sha256:91e9ed777db80279c22d1d1068c091b899b2078506e4a0f797fbf6e397c0b0b2"