diff --git a/installers/install_k3s_cluster.sh b/installers/install_k3s_cluster.sh
index 86bc135..e117ab4 100755
--- a/installers/install_k3s_cluster.sh
+++ b/installers/install_k3s_cluster.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 set +eux
 
 # K3s releases: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/
+K8S_CLIENT_VERSION="v1.29.3"
 K8S_VERSION="v1.29.3+k3s1"
 
 # configure registry
@@ -143,6 +144,15 @@
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG end of function
 }
 
+# Install kubectl client
+function install_kubectl() {
+    [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG beginning of function
+    curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${K8S_CLIENT_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
+    sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+    rm kubectl
+    [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG end of function
+}
+
 # Initializes kubeconfig file
 function save_kubeconfig() {
     [ -z "${DEBUG_INSTALL}" ] || DEBUG beginning of function
@@ -226,5 +236,6 @@
 # update_service_nodeport_range
 # check_for_readiness
 # track k8scluster k3s_update_nodeport_range_ok
+install_kubectl
 save_kubeconfig
 track k8scluster k3s_creds_ok