diff --git a/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index 48ac825553..8f0d39872c 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index 48ac825553..8f0d39872c 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
diff --git a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index 55632802bb..3373f19afe 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/common/kustomize/v2-alpha/plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/common/kustomize/v2-alpha/plugin.go
index 3acaf4b3a1..fd0365296e 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/common/kustomize/v2-alpha/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/common/kustomize/v2-alpha/plugin.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // KustomizeVersion is the kubernetes-sigs/kustomize version to be used in the project
-const KustomizeVersion = "v4.5.5"
+const KustomizeVersion = "v4.5.7"
 
 const pluginName = "kustomize.common." + plugins.DefaultNameQualifier
 
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-addon-and-grafana/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-addon-and-grafana/Makefile
index 48ac825553..8f0d39872c 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-addon-and-grafana/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-addon-and-grafana/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-config/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-config/Makefile
index 48ac825553..8f0d39872c 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-config/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-config/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
index 48ac825553..8f0d39872c 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
index 48ac825553..8f0d39872c 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
index 48ac825553..8f0d39872c 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
-KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.5
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v4.5.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.10.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"