diff --git a/tests/e2e/ansible/group_vars/all b/tests/e2e/ansible/group_vars/all
index 7285f306..25a8451a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ansible/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/e2e/ansible/group_vars/all
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ kubeadm_pkgs:
   centos:
     - conntrack
     - socat
-k8s_version: v1.24.0
+k8s_version: v1.28.0
 test_pkgs:
   ubuntu:
     - jq