diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind-config-crio.yaml b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind-config-crio.yaml
index df071ce224..61940a09ec 100644
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind-config-crio.yaml
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind-config-crio.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ networking:
 nodes:
   - role: control-plane
     # Instructions to build - https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/blob/main/tutorials/crio-in-kind.md#build-node-image
-    image: quay.io/confidential-containers/kind-crio:v1.29.4
+    image: quay.io/wainersm/kind-crio:v1.34
     extraMounts:
       # The config.json file contains the registry secrets that you might
       # need to pull images from a private registry or docker registry to avoid
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ nodes:
         nodeRegistration:
           criSocket: unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock
   - role: worker
-    image: quay.io/confidential-containers/kind-crio:v1.29.4
+    image: quay.io/wainersm/kind-crio:v1.34
     extraMounts:
       - hostPath: /var/run/docker.sock
         containerPath: /var/run/docker.sock
diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind-config.yaml b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind-config.yaml
index 3b12ea5118..e471f30fd0 100644
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind-config.yaml
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind-config.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ networking:
 nodes:
   - role: control-plane
     # Same image version as used for pod VM base image
-    image: kindest/node:v1.29.4
+    image: kindest/node:v1.34.0
     extraMounts:
       # The config.json file contains the registry secrets that you might
       # need to pull images from a private registry or docker registry to avoid
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ nodes:
       - hostPath: /tmp/config.json
         containerPath: /var/lib/kubelet/config.json
   - role: worker
-    image: kindest/node:v1.29.4
+    image: kindest/node:v1.34.0
     extraMounts:
       - hostPath: /var/run/docker.sock
         containerPath: /var/run/docker.sock
diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind_cluster.sh b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind_cluster.sh
index 2e763c0a83..1a4a9935c8 100755
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind_cluster.sh
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/docker/kind_cluster.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if [ "$1" == "create" ]; then
     kind create cluster --name "\$CLUSTER_NAME" --config "\$KIND_CONFIG_FILE" || exit 1
 
     # Deploy calico
-    kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectcalico/calico/v3.28.0/manifests/calico.yaml || exit 1
+    kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectcalico/calico/v3.31.0/manifests/calico.yaml || exit 1
 
     exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/libvirt/kcli_cluster.sh b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/libvirt/kcli_cluster.sh
index e381989461..eacfe9b229 100755
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/libvirt/kcli_cluster.sh
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/libvirt/kcli_cluster.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 CLUSTER_DISK_SIZE="${CLUSTER_DISK_SIZE:-30}"
 CLUSTER_CONTROL_NODES="${CLUSTER_CONTROL_NODES:-1}"
 CLUSTER_NAME="${CLUSTER_NAME:-peer-pods}"
-CLUSTER_IMAGE="${CLUSTER_IMAGE:-ubuntu2204}"
-CLUSTER_VERSION="${CLUSTER_VERSION:-1.30.0}"
+CLUSTER_IMAGE="${CLUSTER_IMAGE:-ubuntu2404}"
+CLUSTER_VERSION="${CLUSTER_VERSION:-1.34.1}"
 CLUSTER_WORKERS="${CLUSTER_WORKERS:-1}"
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME="${CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-containerd}" # Either "containerd" or "crio"
 LIBVIRT_NETWORK="${LIBVIRT_NETWORK:-default}"
diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/versions.yaml b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/versions.yaml
index e2d8329a64..3df149d50c 100644
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/versions.yaml
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/versions.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tools:
   bats: 1.10.0
   iptables-wrapper: v0.0.0-20240819165702-06cad2ec6cb5
   golang: 1.24.7
-  kcli: 99.0.202507200957
+  kcli: 99.0.202510241005
   mkosi: v22
   protoc: 3.16.0
   packer: v1.9.4