diff --git a/webhosting-operator/hack/kind-config.yaml b/webhosting-operator/hack/kind-config.yaml
index d4b17e82..47c2fbaa 100644
--- a/webhosting-operator/hack/kind-config.yaml
+++ b/webhosting-operator/hack/kind-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
 kind: Cluster
 nodes:
 - role: control-plane
-  image: kindest/node:v1.25.11
+  image: kindest/node:v1.27.3
   extraPortMappings:
   # ingress-nginx
   - containerPort: 30888