diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/e2e-test-kind.yaml b/.pipelines/templates/e2e-test-kind.yaml
index 3befbba2..e2b9a272 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/e2e-test-kind.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/e2e-test-kind.yaml
@@ -13,23 +13,29 @@ jobs:
     - group: csi-secrets-store-e2e-kind
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        kind_v1_24_7_helm:
-          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.24.7
+        kind_v1_24_12_helm:
+          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.24.12
           IS_HELM_TEST: true
-        kind_v1_25_3_helm:
-          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.25.3
+        kind_v1_25_8_helm:
+          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.25.8
           IS_HELM_TEST: true
-        kind_v1_26_0_helm:
-          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.26.0
+        kind_v1_26_3_helm:
+          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.26.3
           IS_HELM_TEST: true
-        kind_v1_24_7_deployment_manifest:
-          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.24.7
+        kind_v1_27_1_helm:
+          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.27.1
+          IS_HELM_TEST: true
+        kind_v1_24_12_deployment_manifest:
+          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.24.12
+          IS_HELM_TEST: false
+        kind_v1_25_8_deployment_manifest:
+          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.25.8
           IS_HELM_TEST: false
-        kind_v1_25_3_deployment_manifest:
-          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.25.3
+        kind_v1_26_3_deployment_manifest:
+          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.26.3
           IS_HELM_TEST: false
-        kind_v1_26_0_deployment_manifest:
-          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.26.0
+        kind_v1_27_1_deployment_manifest:
+          KIND_K8S_VERSION: v1.27.1
           IS_HELM_TEST: false
 
     steps:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 410c0962..d1991f0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ BUILDKIT_VERSION ?= 0.10.6
 STEP_CLI_VERSION=0.18.0
 
 # E2E test variables
-KIND_VERSION ?= 0.16.0
-KIND_K8S_VERSION ?= v1.24.0
+KIND_VERSION ?= 0.18.0
+KIND_K8S_VERSION ?= v1.27.1
 SHELLCHECK_VER ?= v0.8.0
 
 $(TOOLS_DIR)/golangci-lint: $(TOOLS_MOD_DIR)/go.mod $(TOOLS_MOD_DIR)/go.sum $(TOOLS_MOD_DIR)/tools.go