diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-test-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-test-matrix.yaml
index e5ed6588..aeeb2081 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-test-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-test-matrix.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ jobs:
         - v1.24.15@sha256:7db4f8bea3e14b82d12e044e25e34bd53754b7f2b0e9d56df21774e6f66a70ab
         - v1.25.11@sha256:227fa11ce74ea76a0474eeefb84cb75d8dad1b08638371ecf0e86259b35be0c8
         - v1.26.6@sha256:6e2d8b28a5b601defe327b98bd1c2d1930b49e5d8c512e1895099e4504007adb
-        - v1.28.0@sha256:b7a4cad12c197af3ba43202d3efe03246b3f0793f162afb40a33c923952d5b31
+        - v1.27.3@sha256:3966ac761ae0136263ffdb6cfd4db23ef8a83cba8a463690e98317add2c9ba72
+        - v1.29.0@sha256:eaa1450915475849a73a9227b8f201df25e55e268e5d619312131292e324d570
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml
index a16a362c..4b09a8e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: helm/kind-action@v1.8.0
       with:
         version: v0.20.0
-        node_image: kindest/node:v1.27.3@sha256:3966ac761ae0136263ffdb6cfd4db23ef8a83cba8a463690e98317add2c9ba72
-        kubectl_version: v1.27.3
+        node_image: kindest/node:v1.28.0@sha256:b7a4cad12c197af3ba43202d3efe03246b3f0793f162afb40a33c923952d5b31
+        kubectl_version: v1.28.0
       if: |
         (steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true') ||
         (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-testing'))
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run chart-testing (install)
       run: ct install --config ./default.ct.yaml --helm-extra-args "--timeout 30m"
 
+    - name: Run chart-testing (needs-testing)
+      run: ct install --config ./default.ct.yaml  --helm-extra-args "--timeout 30m" --all
+      if: |
+        (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-testing'))
+
   artifacthub-changelog:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yaml
index b91e17b4..a500058b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yaml
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ jobs:
         (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-testing'))
       with:
         version: v0.20.0
-        node_image: kindest/node:v1.27.3@sha256:3966ac761ae0136263ffdb6cfd4db23ef8a83cba8a463690e98317add2c9ba72
-        kubectl_version: v1.27.3
+        node_image: kindest/node:v1.28.0@sha256:b7a4cad12c197af3ba43202d3efe03246b3f0793f162afb40a33c923952d5b31
+        kubectl_version: v1.28.0
         config: test-suite.kind-config.yaml
 
     - name: Check node IP matches kind configuration