diff --git a/.github/workflows/functests.yml b/.github/workflows/functests.yml
index c9ef26a7d..52141e0e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functests.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        kube-version: ['v1.18.20', 'v1.19.16', 'v1.20.15', 'v1.21.14', 'v1.22.16', 'v1.23.14', 'v1.24.8', 'v1.25.4']
+        kube-version: ['v1.18.20', 'v1.19.16', 'v1.20.15', 'v1.21.14', 'v1.22.17', 'v1.23.17', 'v1.24.14', 'v1.25.10', 'v1.26.5', 'v1.27.2']
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04]
         exclude:
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -58,11 +58,10 @@ jobs:
           docker build --quiet -t example.org/test/sleep:v0.0.1 -f functests/Dockerfile.sleep functests
 
       - name: Setup Minikube
-        uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@v2.7.2
+        uses: medyagh/setup-minikube@latest
         with:
-          minikube version: 'v1.28.0'
-          kubernetes version: ${{ matrix.kube-version }}
-          github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          driver: none
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kube-version }}
 
       - name: Check Minikube
         run: |
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           functests/run-migration-tests.sh "v3.2.2"
 
       - name: Run migration tests with DirectCSI v2.0.9
-        if: contains(fromJson('["v1.18.20", "v1.19.16", "v1.20.15", "v1.21.14", "v1.22.16"]'), matrix.kube-version)
+        if: contains(fromJson('["v1.18.20", "v1.19.16", "v1.20.15", "v1.21.14", "v1.22.17"]'), matrix.kube-version)
         run: |
           sudo rm -fr /var/lib/directpv /var/lib/direct-csi
           functests/run-migration-tests.sh "v2.0.9"
diff --git a/cmd/kubectl-directpv/install.go b/cmd/kubectl-directpv/install.go
index 974124295..9f68c2430 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectl-directpv/install.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectl-directpv/install.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var (
 	imagePullSecrets = []string{}
 	nodeSelector     map[string]string
 	tolerations      []corev1.Toleration
-	k8sVersion       = "1.25.0"
+	k8sVersion       = "1.27.0"
 	kubeVersion      *version.Version
 	legacyFlag       bool
 )
diff --git a/docs/cli.md b/docs/cli.md
index f189507f3..485ac8f38 100644
--- a/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/cli.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ FLAGS:
       --apparmor-profile string      Set path to Apparmor profile
       --seccomp-profile string       Set path to Seccomp profile
   -o, --output string                Generate installation manifest. One of: yaml|json
-      --kube-version string          Select the kubernetes version for manifest generation (default "1.25.0")
+      --kube-version string          Select the kubernetes version for manifest generation (default "1.27.0")
       --legacy                       Enable legacy mode (Used with '-o')
   -h, --help                         help for install
 
diff --git a/pkg/installer/installer.go b/pkg/installer/installer.go
index a0e2a9c3e..68af4dc0e 100644
--- a/pkg/installer/installer.go
+++ b/pkg/installer/installer.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func Install(ctx context.Context, args *Args) (err error) {
 	case args.dryRun():
 		if args.KubeVersion == nil {
 			// default higher version
-			if args.KubeVersion, err = version.ParseSemantic("1.25.0"); err != nil {
+			if args.KubeVersion, err = version.ParseSemantic("1.27.0"); err != nil {
 				klog.Fatalf("this should not happen; %v", err)
 			}
 		}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func Install(ctx context.Context, args *Args) (err error) {
 
 	if args.KubeVersion.Major() != 1 ||
 		args.KubeVersion.Minor() < 18 ||
-		args.KubeVersion.Minor() > 25 {
+		args.KubeVersion.Minor() > 27 {
 		if !args.dryRun() {
 			utils.Eprintf(
 				args.Quiet,