diff --git a/e2e/kind.sh b/e2e/kind.sh
index 2eb07320..7ebbfafe 100755
--- a/e2e/kind.sh
+++ b/e2e/kind.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ then
 else
 
 # create a cluster with the local registry enabled in containerd
-cat <<EOF | kind create cluster --config=-
+cat <<EOF | kind create cluster --image kindest/node:v1.31.6  --config=-
 kind: Cluster
 apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
 containerdConfigPatches: