diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 508fa1c15..ca0394295 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ golangci-lint 1.55.2
 helm 3.13.2
 initium 0.5.0
 jq 1.6
-kind 0.17.0
+kind 0.26.0
 kubectl 1.28.4
 pre-commit 3.5.0
 tilt 0.33.3