diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 7d253524..1d987a11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   DESTDIR: "./bin"
-  K3S_VERSION: "v1.21.2-k3s1"
+  K3S_VERSION: "v1.26.0-k3s2"
 
 jobs:
   build: