diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index d54e94a47f5..d02f0cf9574 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dependencies:
       match: configs\[Etcd\] = Config{list\.GcEtcdRegistry, "etcd", "\d+\.\d+.\d+(-(alpha|beta|rc).\d+)?(-\d+)?"}
 
   - name: "etcd-image"
-    version: 3.6.0-rc.4
+    version: 3.6.0-rc.5
     refPaths:
     - path: cluster/images/etcd/Makefile
       match: BUNDLED_ETCD_VERSIONS\?|LATEST_ETCD_VERSION\?
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # From https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/main/Makefile
   - name: "golang: etcd release version"
-    version: 1.23.8 # https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/main/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-3.6.md
+    version: 1.23.9 # https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/main/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-3.6.md
     refPaths:
     - path: cluster/images/etcd/Makefile
       match: 'GOLANG_VERSION := \d+.\d+(alpha|beta|rc)?\.?(\d+)?'
diff --git a/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile b/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile
index 79015b9a6c5..e49487d19a9 100644
--- a/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile
+++ b/cluster/images/etcd/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 # Except from etcd-$(version) and etcdctl-$(version) binaries, we also
 # need etcd and etcdctl binaries for backward compatibility reasons.
 # That binary will be set to the last version from $(BUNDLED_ETCD_VERSIONS).
-BUNDLED_ETCD_VERSIONS?=3.4.18 3.5.21 3.6.0-rc.4
+BUNDLED_ETCD_VERSIONS?=3.4.18 3.5.21 3.6.0-rc.5
 
 # LATEST_ETCD_VERSION identifies the most recent etcd version available.
-LATEST_ETCD_VERSION?=3.6.0-rc.4
+LATEST_ETCD_VERSION?=3.6.0-rc.5
 
 # REVISION provides a version number for this image and all it's bundled
 # artifacts. It should start at zero for each LATEST_ETCD_VERSION and increment
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ endif
 # This option is for running docker manifest command
 export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL := enabled
 # golang version should match the golang version of the official build from https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases.
-GOLANG_VERSION := 1.23.8 # https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/main/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-3.6.md
+GOLANG_VERSION := 1.23.9 # https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/blob/main/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-3.6.md
 GOARM?=7
 TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d)
 
diff --git a/cluster/images/etcd/migrate/options.go b/cluster/images/etcd/migrate/options.go
index 6633990edb0..218b91f5734 100644
--- a/cluster/images/etcd/migrate/options.go
+++ b/cluster/images/etcd/migrate/options.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	supportedEtcdVersions = []string{"3.4.18", "3.5.21", "3.6.0-rc.4"}
+	supportedEtcdVersions = []string{"3.4.18", "3.5.21", "3.6.0-rc.5"}
 )
 
 const (