diff --git a/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml b/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
index 166e15fdb9..806990a304 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ variables:
   KUBERNETES_VERSION_UPGRADE_FROM: "v1.33.0"
   KUBERNETES_VERSION_UPGRADE_TO: "v1.34.0-beta.0"
   KUBERNETES_VERSION_LATEST_CI: "ci/latest-1.34"
-  CPI_IMAGE_K8S_VERSION: "v1.34.0-beta.0"
+  CPI_IMAGE_K8S_VERSION: "v1.34.0-rc.0"
   CNI: "./data/cni/calico/calico.yaml"
   AUTOSCALER_WORKLOAD: "./data/autoscaler/autoscaler-to-management-workload.yaml"
   CONTROL_PLANE_MACHINE_COUNT: 1