diff --git a/.github/workflows/crds-verify-kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/crds-verify-kind.yaml
index 9ed9936990..9255f0582a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crds-verify-kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crds-verify-kind.yaml
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Latest k8s versions. There's no series-based tag, nor is there a latest tag.
         k8s:
-          - 1.19.7
-          - 1.20.2
-          - 1.21.1
-          - 1.22.0
-          - 1.23.6
-          - 1.24.2
-          - 1.25.3
+          - 1.23.17
+          - 1.24.17
+          - 1.25.16
+          - 1.26.13
+          - 1.27.10
+          - 1.28.6
+          - 1.29.1
     # All steps run in parallel unless otherwise specified.
     # See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/managing-complex-workflows#creating-dependent-jobs
     steps:
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
             velero-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}-
       - uses: engineerd/setup-kind@v0.5.0
         with:
-          version: "v0.17.0"
+          version: "v0.21.0"
           image: "kindest/node:v${{ matrix.k8s }}"
       - name: Install CRDs
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
index fa39dcaa3c..1dd7274ac2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         k8s:
-          - 1.19.16
-          - 1.20.15
-          - 1.21.12
-          - 1.22.9
-          - 1.23.6
-          - 1.24.0
-          - 1.25.3
+          - 1.23.17
+          - 1.24.17
+          - 1.25.16
+          - 1.26.13
+          - 1.27.10
+          - 1.28.6
+          - 1.29.1
         focus:
           # tests to focus on, use `|` to concatenate multiple regexes to run on the same job
           # ordered according to e2e_suite_test.go order
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           docker run -d --rm -p 9000:9000 -e "MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=minio" -e "MINIO_SECRET_KEY=minio123" -e "MINIO_DEFAULT_BUCKETS=bucket,additional-bucket" bitnami/minio:2021.6.17-debian-10-r7
       - uses: engineerd/setup-kind@v0.5.0
         with:
-          version: "v0.17.0"
+          version: "v0.21.0"
           image: "kindest/node:v${{ matrix.k8s }}"
       - name: Fetch built CLI
         id: cli-cache
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/7702-reasonerjt b/changelogs/unreleased/7702-reasonerjt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a970ac8e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/7702-reasonerjt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Bump up the version of KinD and k8s in github actions
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