diff --git a/tests/Dockerfile b/tests/Dockerfile
index bb552dd614..ff96f65c15 100644
--- a/tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.5
 # this is here so we can grab the latest version of kind and have dependabot keep it up to date
-FROM kindest/node:v1.31.1@sha256:cd224d8da58d50907d1dd41d476587643dad2ffd9f6a4d96caf530fb3b9a5956
+FROM kindest/node:v1.31.2@sha256:18fbefc20a7113353c7b75b5c869d7145a6abd6269154825872dc59c1329912e
 
 # this is here so we can grab the latest version of skopeo and have dependabot keep it up to date
 FROM quay.io/skopeo/stable:v1.16.1