diff --git a/scripts/setup-kind-cluster.sh b/scripts/setup-kind-cluster.sh
index c9ad284a..a412e608 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-kind-cluster.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-kind-cluster.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-KUBE_VERSION="${KUBE_VERSION:-v1.25.8}"
+KUBE_VERSION="${KUBE_VERSION:-v1.28.9}"
 CLUSTER_NAME="${CLUSTER_NAME:-eks-operator-e2e}"
 
 if ! kind get clusters | grep "$CLUSTER_NAME"; then