diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c134788dc1..e1873e3589 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ HELM_DOCS_VERSION                  := v1.11.0
 KO                                 := $(TOOLS_DIR)/ko
 KO_VERSION                         := v0.14.1
 KUTTL                              := $(TOOLS_DIR)/kubectl-kuttl
-KUTTL_VERSION                      := v0.0.0-20230126200340-834a4dac1ec7
+KUTTL_VERSION                      := v0.0.0-20230829104447-1e404d2e3902
 TOOLS                              := $(KIND) $(CONTROLLER_GEN) $(CLIENT_GEN) $(LISTER_GEN) $(INFORMER_GEN) $(OPENAPI_GEN) $(REGISTER_GEN) $(DEEPCOPY_GEN) $(DEFAULTER_GEN) $(APPLYCONFIGURATION_GEN) $(GEN_CRD_API_REFERENCE_DOCS) $(GO_ACC) $(GOIMPORTS) $(HELM) $(HELM_DOCS) $(KO) $(KUTTL)
 ifeq ($(GOOS), darwin)
 SED                                := gsed
diff --git a/test/conformance/kuttl/_config/common.yaml b/test/conformance/kuttl/_config/common.yaml
index e877e4d777..e9f3dbf1d6 100644
--- a/test/conformance/kuttl/_config/common.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/kuttl/_config/common.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ timeout: 90
 parallel: 1
 fullName: true
 skipTestRegex: '_.+'
+stopOnFirstFailure: true
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