diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ca6297fbb643..2efb28294a89 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export GO111MODULE=on
 #
 # Kubebuilder.
 #
-export KUBEBUILDER_ENVTEST_KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= 1.29.0
+export KUBEBUILDER_ENVTEST_KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= 1.30.0
 export KUBEBUILDER_CONTROLPLANE_START_TIMEOUT ?= 60s
 export KUBEBUILDER_CONTROLPLANE_STOP_TIMEOUT ?= 60s