diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
index 5e4e0e0..be66438 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Create k8s Kind Cluster
         # make sure the k8s versions match the kind version of the action version 🤯
-        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.11.0 # use kind release v0.24.0
+        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.12.0 # use kind release v0.24.0
         with:
           node_image: kindest/node@${{ matrix.k8s.digest }}
           config: test/kind-config.yaml