diff --git a/.pipelines/nightly.yaml b/.pipelines/nightly.yaml
index 7a2dbc486..b437faf22 100644
--- a/.pipelines/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/nightly.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ schedules:
       include:
         - main
 
-pool: staging-pool-amd64-mariner-2
+# using the tmp pool as a workaround for the kind cluster creation issue.
+pool: tmp-staging-pool-amd64-mariner-2
 
 jobs:
   - job: scan_images
@@ -135,14 +136,14 @@ jobs:
         value: "true"
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        kind_v1_24_12:
-          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.24.12
-        kind_v1_25_8:
-          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.25.8
-        kind_v1_26_3:
-          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.26.3
-        kind_v1_27_1:
-          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.27.1
+        kind_v1_26_14:
+          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.26.14
+        kind_v1_27_11:
+          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.27.11
+        kind_v1_28_7:
+          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.28.7
+        kind_v1_29_2:
+          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.29.2
     steps:
       - script: make test-e2e
         displayName: Webhook E2E test suite
diff --git a/.pipelines/pr.yaml b/.pipelines/pr.yaml
index 589e801ed..52bdfc8fd 100644
--- a/.pipelines/pr.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/pr.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ pr:
     - '*'
     - examples/msal-go/*
 
-pool: staging-pool-amd64-mariner-2
+# using the tmp pool as a workaround for the kind cluster creation issue.
+pool: tmp-staging-pool-amd64-mariner-2
 
 jobs:
   - job: scan_images
@@ -92,20 +93,20 @@ jobs:
         aks_linux:
           REGISTRY: upstream.azurecr.io/azure-workload-identity
           GINKGO_SKIP: \[AKSSoakOnly\]
-        kind_v1_24_12:
-          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.24.12
+        kind_v1_26_14:
+          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.26.14
           LOCAL_ONLY: "true"
           TEST_HELM_CHART: "true"
-        kind_v1_25_8:
-          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.25.8
+        kind_v1_27_11:
+          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.27.11
           LOCAL_ONLY: "true"
           TEST_HELM_CHART: "true"
-        kind_v1_26_3:
-          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.26.3
+        kind_v1_28_7:
+          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.28.7
           LOCAL_ONLY: "true"
           TEST_HELM_CHART: "true"
-        kind_v1_27_1:
-          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.27.1
+        kind_v1_29_2:
+          KIND_NODE_VERSION: v1.29.2
           LOCAL_ONLY: "true"
           TEST_HELM_CHART: "true"
     steps:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bfcce5280..3fd87b727 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ GINKGO_VER := v2.1.6
 GINKGO_BIN := ginkgo
 GINKGO := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(GINKGO_BIN)-$(GINKGO_VER)
 
-KIND_VER := v0.18.0
+KIND_VER := v0.21.0
 KIND_BIN := kind
 KIND := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(KIND_BIN)-$(KIND_VER)
 
-KUBECTL_VER := v1.22.4
+KUBECTL_VER := v1.29.0
 KUBECTL_BIN := kubectl
 KUBECTL := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(KUBECTL_BIN)-$(KUBECTL_VER)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05b5afd09..352302914 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ Azure AD Workload Identity is the next iteration of [Azure AD Pod Identity][1] t
 
 | Kubernetes Version | Supported |
 | ------------------ | --------- |
+| 1.29               | ✅         |
+| 1.28               | ✅         |
 | 1.27               | ✅         |
 | 1.26               | ✅         |
-| 1.25               | ✅         |
-| 1.24               | ✅         |
 
 ## Installation