diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 12163dd24c..81164f0928 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export SUBPACKAGES := $(SUBPACKAGES)
 # ====================================================================================
 # Setup Kubernetes tools
 
-KIND_VERSION = v0.20.0
+KIND_VERSION = v0.21.0
 UP_VERSION = v0.20.0
 UP_CHANNEL = stable
 UPTEST_VERSION = v0.8.0