diff --git a/hack/e2e-util.sh b/hack/e2e-util.sh
index eec6a31..74a225a 100755
--- a/hack/e2e-util.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e-util.sh
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ function update_test_host {
   which kind >/dev/null 2>&1
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]
   then
-    # Download kind binary (0.26.0)
-    echo "Downloading and installing kind v0.26.0...."
-    sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/kind -L https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/v0.26.0/kind-linux-${arch} && \
+    # Download kind binary (0.27.0)
+    echo "Downloading and installing kind v0.27.0...."
+    sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/kind -L https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/v0.27.0/kind-linux-${arch} && \
     sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kind
     [ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Failed to download kind" && exit 1
     echo "Kind was sucessfully installed."
@@ -162,19 +162,20 @@ function kind_up_cluster {
   # Determine node image tag based on kind version and desired kubernetes version
   KIND_ACTUAL_VERSION=$(kind version | awk '/ /{print $2}')
   case $KIND_ACTUAL_VERSION in
-    v0.26.0)
+
+    v0.27.0)
       case $KIND_K8S_VERSION in
         1.29)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.29.12@sha256:62c0672ba99a4afd7396512848d6fc382906b8f33349ae68fb1dbfe549f70dec"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.29.14@sha256:8703bd94ee24e51b778d5556ae310c6c0fa67d761fae6379c8e0bb480e6fea29"}
           ;;
         1.30)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.30.8@sha256:17cd608b3971338d9180b00776cb766c50d0a0b6b904ab4ff52fd3fc5c6369bf"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.30.10@sha256:4de75d0e82481ea846c0ed1de86328d821c1e6a6a91ac37bf804e5313670e507"}
           ;;
         1.31)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.31.4@sha256:2cb39f7295fe7eafee0842b1052a599a4fb0f8bcf3f83d96c7f4864c357c6c30"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.31.6@sha256:28b7cbb993dfe093c76641a0c95807637213c9109b761f1d422c2400e22b8e87"}
           ;;
         1.32)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.32.0@sha256:c48c62eac5da28cdadcf560d1d8616cfa6783b58f0d94cf63ad1bf49600cb027"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.32.2@sha256:f226345927d7e348497136874b6d207e0b32cc52154ad8323129352923a3142f"}
           ;;
         *)
           echo "Unexpected kubernetes version: $KIND_K8S__VERSION"
@@ -182,19 +183,20 @@ function kind_up_cluster {
           ;;
       esac
       ;;
-    v0.25.0)
+
+    v0.26.0)
       case $KIND_K8S_VERSION in
-        1.27)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.27.16@sha256:2d21a61643eafc439905e18705b8186f3296384750a835ad7a005dceb9546d20"}
-          ;;
         1.29)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.29.10@sha256:3b2d8c31753e6c8069d4fc4517264cd20e86fd36220671fb7d0a5855103aa84b"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.29.12@sha256:62c0672ba99a4afd7396512848d6fc382906b8f33349ae68fb1dbfe549f70dec"}
           ;;
         1.30)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.30.6@sha256:b6d08db72079ba5ae1f4a88a09025c0a904af3b52387643c285442afb05ab994"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.30.8@sha256:17cd608b3971338d9180b00776cb766c50d0a0b6b904ab4ff52fd3fc5c6369bf"}
           ;;
         1.31)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.31.2@sha256:18fbefc20a7113353c7b75b5c869d7145a6abd6269154825872dc59c1329912e"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.31.4@sha256:2cb39f7295fe7eafee0842b1052a599a4fb0f8bcf3f83d96c7f4864c357c6c30"}
+          ;;
+        1.32)
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.32.0@sha256:c48c62eac5da28cdadcf560d1d8616cfa6783b58f0d94cf63ad1bf49600cb027"}
           ;;
         *)
           echo "Unexpected kubernetes version: $KIND_K8S__VERSION"
@@ -203,19 +205,19 @@ function kind_up_cluster {
       esac
       ;;
 
-    v0.24.0)
+    v0.25.0)
       case $KIND_K8S_VERSION in
         1.27)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.27.16@sha256:3fd82731af34efe19cd54ea5c25e882985bafa2c9baefe14f8deab1737d9fabe"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.27.16@sha256:2d21a61643eafc439905e18705b8186f3296384750a835ad7a005dceb9546d20"}
           ;;
         1.29)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.29.8@sha256:d46b7aa29567e93b27f7531d258c372e829d7224b25e3fc6ffdefed12476d3aa"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.29.10@sha256:3b2d8c31753e6c8069d4fc4517264cd20e86fd36220671fb7d0a5855103aa84b"}
           ;;
         1.30)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.30.4@sha256:976ea815844d5fa93be213437e3ff5754cd599b040946b5cca43ca45c2047114"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.30.6@sha256:b6d08db72079ba5ae1f4a88a09025c0a904af3b52387643c285442afb05ab994"}
           ;;
         1.31)
-          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.31.0@sha256:53df588e04085fd41ae12de0c3fe4c72f7013bba32a20e7325357a1ac94ba865"}
+          KIND_NODE_TAG=${KIND_NODE_TAG:="v1.31.2@sha256:18fbefc20a7113353c7b75b5c869d7145a6abd6269154825872dc59c1329912e"}
           ;;
         *)
           echo "Unexpected kubernetes version: $KIND_K8S__VERSION"