diff --git a/akka/Makefile b/akka/Makefile
index e838ceaf..2cbdec93 100644
--- a/akka/Makefile
+++ b/akka/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-KUBERNETES_VERSION = $${KUBERNETES_VERSION:-"1.30.0"}
+KUBERNETES_VERSION = $${KUBERNETES_VERSION:-"1.28.0"}
 RELEASE = $$(basename $$PWD)
 
 .PHONY: install