diff --git a/kind-config.yaml b/kind-config.yaml
index 7e8ab45..0e60f16 100644
--- a/kind-config.yaml
+++ b/kind-config.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ kubeadmConfigPatchesJSON6902:
         value: 172.17.0.1
 nodes:
   - role: control-plane
-    image: kindest/node:v1.29.0@sha256:eaa1450915475849a73a9227b8f201df25e55e268e5d619312131292e324d570
+    image: kindest/node:v1.31.1@sha256:cd224d8da58d50907d1dd41d476587643dad2ffd9f6a4d96caf530fb3b9a5956
 #  - role: worker
 #    image: kindest/node:v1.24.2@sha256:1f0cee2282f43150b52dc7933183ed96abdcfc8d293f30ec07082495874876f1
diff --git a/kind-config2-without-cni.yaml b/kind-config2-without-cni.yaml
index 5b59118..e5ddd72 100644
--- a/kind-config2-without-cni.yaml
+++ b/kind-config2-without-cni.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ featureGates:
 #        value: 172.17.0.1
 nodes:
   - role: control-plane
-    image: kindest/node:v1.29.0@sha256:eaa1450915475849a73a9227b8f201df25e55e268e5d619312131292e324d570
+    image: kindest/node:v1.31.1@sha256:cd224d8da58d50907d1dd41d476587643dad2ffd9f6a4d96caf530fb3b9a5956
     # add a mount from ./gitlab on the host to /gitlab on the node
 #    extraMounts:
 #      - hostPath: ./gitlab