diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-elasticsearch.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-elasticsearch.yaml
index b17f8f5ae..45555c1ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
        kube-version:
        - "1.19"
-       - "1.27"
+       - "1.28"
     name: Run Elasticsearch E2E tests
     steps:
       - name: "Check out code into the Go module directory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-examples.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-examples.yaml
index c6f8fa126..6ba079bc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-examples.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-examples.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
        kube-version:
        - "1.19"
-       - "1.27"
+       - "1.28"
     name: Run examples E2E tests
     steps:
       - name: "Check out code into the Go module directory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-generate.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-generate.yaml
index f06787301..aca49cf6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-generate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-generate.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
        kube-version:
        - "1.19"
-       - "1.27"
+       - "1.28"
     name: Run generate E2E tests
     steps:
       - name: "Check out code into the Go module directory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-miscellaneous.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-miscellaneous.yaml
index 39ca81ca3..ba361a2ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-miscellaneous.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-miscellaneous.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
        kube-version:
        - "1.19"
-       - "1.27"
+       - "1.28"
     name: Run miscellaneous E2E tests
     steps:
       - name: "Check out code into the Go module directory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-sidecar.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-sidecar.yaml
index 13ce619fe..561ecbe2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-sidecar.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-sidecar.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
        kube-version:
        - "1.19"
-       - "1.27"
+       - "1.28"
     name: Run sidecar E2E tests
     steps:
       - name: "Check out code into the Go module directory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-streaming.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-streaming.yaml
index eeff32093..bf0324b12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-streaming.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-streaming.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
        kube-version:
        - "1.19"
-       - "1.27"
+       - "1.28"
     name: Run streaming E2E tests
     steps:
       - name: "Check out code into the Go module directory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-ui.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-ui.yaml
index 513016737..fba929272 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-ui.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-ui.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
        kube-version:
        - "1.19"
-       - "1.27"
+       - "1.28"
     name: UI E2E tests
     steps:
       - name: "Check out code into the Go module directory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yaml
index 2dc47f226..a323b4533 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-upgrade.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
        kube-version:
        - "1.19"
-       - "1.27"
+       - "1.28"
     name: Run upgrade E2E tests
     steps:
       - name: "Check out code into the Go module directory"
diff --git a/kind-1.28.yaml b/kind-1.28.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b77257b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kind-1.28.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+kind: Cluster
+apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+nodes:
+  - role: control-plane
+    image: kindest/node:v1.28.0@sha256:b7a4cad12c197af3ba43202d3efe03246b3f0793f162afb40a33c923952d5b31