diff --git a/codeship-steps.yml b/codeship-steps.yml
index 13dd165..5b2b32b 100644
--- a/codeship-steps.yml
+++ b/codeship-steps.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
       steps:
         - name: Check for tooling
           command: /deploy/test/test_tools_available.sh
+        - name: Check for kubectl tool
+          command: kubectl version --client
         - name: Tests
           type: parallel
           steps:
diff --git a/deployment/Dockerfile b/deployment/Dockerfile
index 72c0b8b..527de29 100644
--- a/deployment/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployment/Dockerfile
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ RUN \
     jq \
     zip
 
+# https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/#install-kubectl-binary-via-curl
+ARG KUBECTL_VERSION="v1.9.0"
+RUN curl -L "https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" > /usr/local/bin/kubectl \
+    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
 COPY scripts/ /usr/bin/