diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 458ac232b..370f8a368 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.28.0
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.29.3
 JV_VERSION = v0.5.0
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)