diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 777f6a2ea..49fdfa496 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ BUILDX_BUILDER_NAME ?= img-builder
 STEP_CLI_VERSION=0.18.0
 
 # E2E test variables
-KIND_VERSION ?= 0.15.0
+KIND_VERSION ?= 0.16.0
 KIND_K8S_VERSION ?= v1.24.0
 SHELLCHECK_VER ?= v0.8.0