diff --git a/controller/suite_test.go b/controller/suite_test.go
index 716069154..19bb9e53d 100644
--- a/controller/suite_test.go
+++ b/controller/suite_test.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		// Note that you must have the required binaries setup under the bin directory to perform
 		// the tests directly. When we run make test it will be setup and used automatically.
 		BinaryAssetsDirectory: filepath.Join("..", "bin", "k8s",
-			fmt.Sprintf("1.28.0-%s-%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)),
+			fmt.Sprintf("1.30.0-%s-%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)),
 	}
 
 	var err error