diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
index 1a9aed233..0bd06d33d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ env:
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=helm/helm
   HELM_VERSION: v3.17.0
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes-sigs/kind
-  KIND_VERSION: v0.26.0
+  KIND_VERSION: v0.27.0
   KIND_CONFIG: .github/kind-config.yaml
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cilium/cilium
   CILIUM_VERSION: v1.17.0