diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubernetes-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kubernetes-tests.yml
index 470c3ab8da4..52d0f9cba01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubernetes-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubernetes-tests.yml
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ jobs:
       # Runs a set of commands using the runners shell
       - name: Deploy a MinIO Tenant on Kind
         run: |
-          curl -sLO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.28.12/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" -o kubectl
+          curl -sLO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.29.10/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" -o kubectl
           chmod +x kubectl
           mv kubectl /usr/local/bin
           "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/testing/check-helm.sh"
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TEST_FLOOR: true
         run: |
-          curl -sLO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.28.12/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" -o kubectl
+          curl -sLO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.29.10/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" -o kubectl
           chmod +x kubectl
           mv kubectl /usr/local/bin
           "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/testing/check-helm.sh"
diff --git a/testing/kind-config-floor.yaml b/testing/kind-config-floor.yaml
index 3e8baee45c8..2eb589d892c 100644
--- a/testing/kind-config-floor.yaml
+++ b/testing/kind-config-floor.yaml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ kind: Cluster
 apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
 nodes:
   - role: control-plane
-    image: kindest/node:v1.28.9
+    image: kindest/node:v1.29.10
   - role: worker
-    image: kindest/node:v1.28.9
+    image: kindest/node:v1.29.10
   - role: worker
-    image: kindest/node:v1.28.9
+    image: kindest/node:v1.29.10
   - role: worker
-    image: kindest/node:v1.28.9
+    image: kindest/node:v1.29.10
   - role: worker
-    image: kindest/node:v1.28.9
+    image: kindest/node:v1.29.10