diff --git a/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh b/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
index 5db79f26..47fcc619 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/backup_restore_test.sh
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ docker build -f build/Dockerfile.release -t vitess-operator-pr:latest .
 echo "Setting up the kind config"
 setupKindConfig
 echo "Creating Kind cluster"
-kind create cluster --wait 30s --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID} --config ./vtdataroot/config.yaml --image kindest/node:v1.26.0
+kind create cluster --wait 30s --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID} --config ./vtdataroot/config.yaml --image kindest/node:v1.27.0
 echo "Loading docker image into Kind cluster"
 kind load docker-image vitess-operator-pr:latest --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID}
 
diff --git a/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh b/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
index ccd01384..7b24e06a 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/upgrade_test.sh
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ EOF
 echo "Building the docker image"
 docker build -f build/Dockerfile.release -t vitess-operator-pr:latest .
 echo "Creating Kind cluster"
-kind create cluster --wait 30s --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID} --image kindest/node:v1.26.0
+kind create cluster --wait 30s --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID} --image kindest/node:v1.27.0
 echo "Loading docker image into Kind cluster"
 kind load docker-image vitess-operator-pr:latest --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID}
 
diff --git a/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh b/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
index 7a508d9e..bf117593 100755
--- a/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
+++ b/test/endtoend/vtorc_vtadmin_test.sh
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ function curlPostRequest() {
 echo "Building the docker image"
 docker build -f build/Dockerfile.release -t vitess-operator-pr:latest .
 echo "Creating Kind cluster"
-kind create cluster --wait 30s --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID} --image kindest/node:v1.26.0
+kind create cluster --wait 30s --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID} --image kindest/node:v1.27.0
 echo "Loading docker image into Kind cluster"
 kind load docker-image vitess-operator-pr:latest --name kind-${BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID}