diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3fd9798616..c3b7b252b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Output Variables
         id: vars
         run: |
-          K8S_KIND_VERSION=v1.32.0 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node
+          K8S_KIND_VERSION=v1.32.1 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node
+          KIND_VERSION=$(kind version)
           echo "go_path=$(go env GOPATH)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "min_k8s_version=v1.25.16" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "k8s_latest=${K8S_KIND_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "kind_version=$KIND_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Check if go.mod and go.sum are up to date
         run: go mod tidy && git diff --exit-code -- go.mod go.sum
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ecd263c606..47c3c9f3ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ GO_LINKER_FLAGS = $(GO_LINKER_FLAGS_OPTIMIZATIONS) $(GO_LINKER_FlAGS_VARS)
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golangci/golangci-lint
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION = v1.64.5
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node
-KIND_K8S_VERSION = v1.32.0
+KIND_K8S_VERSION = v1.32.1
 # 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