diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind/kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind/kind.yaml
index 4179d133b..ee37db117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind/kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind/kind.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ kind: Cluster
 apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
 nodes:
 - role: control-plane
-  image: kindest/node:v1.19.7
+  image: kindest/node:v1.21.1
   extraMounts:
   - hostPath: /etc/localtime
     containerPath: /etc/localtime