diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index c1742498c..26e0c2b62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -64,19 +64,22 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.6"}
+          - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.6", "osImage": "nkp-rocky-9.4-release-1.29.6-20240816215147"}
+          - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.30.5", "osImage": "nkp-rocky-9.4-release-1.30.5-20240930171619"}
           - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.8"}
-          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.30.4"}
+          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.30.5"}
           - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.31.0"}
           # Uncomment below once we have the ability to run e2e tests on other providers from GHA.
           # - {"provider": "AWS", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.6"}
       fail-fast: false
+    name: e2e-quick-start (${{ matrix.config.provider }}, ${{ matrix.config.kubernetesVersion }})
     uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e.yml
     with:
       focus: Quick start
       provider: ${{ matrix.config.provider }}
       kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.config.kubernetesVersion }}
       runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.provider == 'Nutanix' && 'self-hosted-ncn-dind' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+      os-image: ${{ matrix.config.provider == 'Nutanix' && matrix.config.osImage || '' }}
     secrets: inherit
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         config:
           - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.8"}
-          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.30.4"}
+          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.30.5"}
           - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.31.0"}
           # Uncomment below once we have the ability to run e2e tests on other providers from GHA.
           # - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.6"}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 94d902032..6b4c0ec31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ on:
         description: The version of Kubernetes to test with
         type: string
         required: true
+      os-image:
+        description: The OS image to use for the machine template
+        type: string
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
   e2e-test:
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           NUTANIX_PRISM_ELEMENT_CLUSTER_NAME: ${{ vars.NUTANIX_PRISM_ELEMENT_CLUSTER_NAME }}
           NUTANIX_SUBNET_NAME: ${{ vars.NUTANIX_SUBNET_NAME }}
           NUTANIX_STORAGE_CONTAINER_NAME: ${{ vars.NUTANIX_STORAGE_CONTAINER_NAME }}
+          NUTANIX_MACHINE_TEMPLATE_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ inputs.os-image }}
           KINDEST_IMAGE_TAG: ${{ inputs.kubernetes-version }}
           E2E_KUBERNETES_VERSION: ${{ inputs.kubernetes-version }}
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eab99eb57..ed7218874 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ For example, the following command will create a Docker cluster with Cilium CNI
 ```shell
 export CLUSTER_NAME=docker-cluster-cilium-helm-addon
 export CLUSTER_FILE=examples/capi-quick-start/docker-cluster-cilium-helm-addon.yaml
-export KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.30.4
+export KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.30.5
 ```
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/make/kind.mk b/make/kind.mk
index fa58ce31c..870892a64 100644
--- a/make/kind.mk
+++ b/make/kind.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ KINDEST_NODE_IMAGE ?= ghcr.io/mesosphere/kind-node
 KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.27 ?= v1.27.16
 KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.28 ?= v1.28.13
 KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.29 ?= v1.29.8
-KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.30 ?= v1.30.4
+KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.30 ?= v1.30.5
 KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.31 ?= v1.31.0
 # Allow easy override of Kubernetes version to use via `make KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.23` to use in CI
 KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= v1.31
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
index e8a3235aa..7d4d3119e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ variables:
   # # Name of the Prism Element cluster.
   # NUTANIX_PRISM_ELEMENT_CLUSTER_NAME: ""
   # # Name of the OS image pre-uploaded in PC.
-  NUTANIX_MACHINE_TEMPLATE_IMAGE_NAME: nkp-rocky-9.4-release-1.29.6-20240816215147
+  NUTANIX_MACHINE_TEMPLATE_IMAGE_NAME: nkp-rocky-9.4-release-1.30.5-20240930171619
   # # Name of the subnet to be assigned to the VMs.
   # NUTANIX_SUBNET_NAME: ""
   # # Name of the storage container to CSI driver
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
index 476e801f9..92ae2814c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(
 		&bootstrapKubernetesVersion,
 		"e2e.bootstrap-kind-version",
-		"v1.29.6",
+		"v1.30.5",
 		"the version of the image used in bootstrap cluster",
 	)
 }