diff --git a/.github/test_dependencies.yaml b/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
index bbc9c67a07..90fe6884cf 100644
--- a/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ e2e:
     - # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node versioning=docker
       kind: 'v1.33.2'
       # renovate: datasource=docker depName=istio/istioctl versioning=docker
-      istio: '1.26.2'
+      istio: '1.27.2'
     - # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node@only-patch versioning=docker
       kind: 'v1.30.8'
       # renovate: datasource=docker depName=istio/istioctl@only-patch versioning=docker