diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 66d47c8..5d5b190 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
         if: inputs.ansible_test_targets != ''
         uses: helm/kind-action@v1.12.0
         with:
-          version: v0.26.0
+          version: v0.27.0
           install_only: true
 
       - name: Deploy kubevirt
diff --git a/hack/e2e-setup.sh b/hack/e2e-setup.sh
index 601442f..a9e0c35 100755
--- a/hack/e2e-setup.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e-setup.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set_default_params() {
   BIN_DIR=${BIN_DIR:-$DIR/../bin}
 
   KIND=${KIND:-$BIN_DIR/kind}
-  KIND_VERSION=${KIND_VERSION:-v0.26.0}
+  KIND_VERSION=${KIND_VERSION:-v0.27.0}
 
   KUBECTL=${KUBECTL:-$BIN_DIR/kubectl}
   KUBECTL_VERSION=${KUBECTL_VERSION:-v1.32.2}