diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4b9f2cb18d..b7ae44b6f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Output Variables
         id: vars
         run: |
-          K8S_KIND_VERSION=v1.31.0 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node
+          K8S_KIND_VERSION=v1.31.1 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node
           echo "go_path=$(go env GOPATH)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "min_k8s_version=v1.25.16" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "k8s_latest=${K8S_KIND_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29bcd9b590..8e352b1f95 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ GO_LINKER_FLAGS = $(GO_LINKER_FLAGS_OPTIMIZATIONS) $(GO_LINKER_FlAGS_VARS)
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golangci/golangci-lint
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION = v1.61.0
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node
-KIND_K8S_VERSION = v1.31.0
+KIND_K8S_VERSION = v1.31.1
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=norwoodj/helm-docs
 HELM_DOCS_VERSION = v1.14.2
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs