diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d21b1154..45ee3652c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif
 ENABLE_WEBHOOKS ?= false
 START_KIND_CLUSTER ?= true
 
-KUBE_VERSION ?= 1.24
+KUBE_VERSION ?= 1.30
 KIND_CONFIG ?= kind-$(KUBE_VERSION).yaml
 KIND_CLUSTER_NAME ?= "cwa-operator"
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/generator/k8s_versions_matrix.json b/integration-tests/generator/k8s_versions_matrix.json
index 05e9567e4..7c184be6b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/generator/k8s_versions_matrix.json
+++ b/integration-tests/generator/k8s_versions_matrix.json
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
   },
   {
     "k8sVersion": "1.29"
+  },
+  {
+    "k8sVersion": "1.30"
   }
 ]
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