diff --git a/charts/gardener-extension-shoot-cert-service/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml b/charts/gardener-extension-shoot-cert-service/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
index 4c256385e..7cdc4330a 100644
--- a/charts/gardener-extension-shoot-cert-service/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
+++ b/charts/gardener-extension-shoot-cert-service/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: gardener-extension-shoot-cert-service
       app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- if semverCompare ">= 1.26-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+  unhealthyPodEvictionPolicy: AlwaysAllow
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/internal/shoot-cert-management-seed/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml b/charts/internal/shoot-cert-management-seed/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
index 7a4976b49..44d39b2e7 100644
--- a/charts/internal/shoot-cert-management-seed/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
+++ b/charts/internal/shoot-cert-management-seed/templates/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "cert-management.name" . }}
       app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- if semverCompare ">= 1.26-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+  unhealthyPodEvictionPolicy: AlwaysAllow
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/example/10-fake-shoot-controlplane.yaml b/example/10-fake-shoot-controlplane.yaml
index 5f28cf65e..6f158572e 100644
--- a/example/10-fake-shoot-controlplane.yaml
+++ b/example/10-fake-shoot-controlplane.yaml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ spec:
         - --service-account-signing-key-file=/srv/kubernetes/service-account-key/id_rsa
         - --service-account-key-file=/srv/kubernetes/service-account-key-bundle/bundle.key
         - --v=2
-        image: registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver:v1.24.6
+        image: registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver:v1.28.2
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: kube-apiserver
         ports:
diff --git a/example/30-cluster.yaml b/example/30-cluster.yaml
index 5e202af96..11246a6f9 100644
--- a/example/30-cluster.yaml
+++ b/example/30-cluster.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       dns:
         domain: foo.bar.example.com
       kubernetes:
-        version: 1.24.8
+        version: 1.28.2
       resources:
         - name: issuer-custom-eab-hmackey
           resourceRef:
diff --git a/example/controller-registration.yaml b/example/controller-registration.yaml
index 5f96d10e0..30d942836 100644
--- a/example/controller-registration.yaml
+++ b/example/controller-registration.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: extension-shoot-cert-service
 type: helm
 providerConfig:
-  chart: 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   values:
     image:
       tag: v1.42.0-dev
diff --git a/hack/api-reference/config.json b/hack/api-reference/config.json
index 4c9874d29..d63e72f4c 100644
--- a/hack/api-reference/config.json
+++ b/hack/api-reference/config.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "externalPackages": [
         {
             "typeMatchPrefix": "^k8s\\.io/(api|apimachinery/pkg/apis)/",
-            "docsURLTemplate": "https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.25/#{{lower .TypeIdentifier}}-{{arrIndex .PackageSegments -1}}-{{arrIndex .PackageSegments -2}}"
+            "docsURLTemplate": "https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.28/#{{lower .TypeIdentifier}}-{{arrIndex .PackageSegments -1}}-{{arrIndex .PackageSegments -2}}"
         },
         {
             "typeMatchPrefix": "github.com/gardener/gardener/extensions/pkg/controller/healthcheck/config",
diff --git a/hack/api-reference/config.md b/hack/api-reference/config.md
index 268559ee3..57ae43472 100644
--- a/hack/api-reference/config.md
+++ b/hack/api-reference/config.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ string
 <td>
 <code>propagationTimeout</code></br>
 <em>
-<a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.25/#duration-v1-meta">
+<a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.28/#duration-v1-meta">
 Kubernetes meta/v1.Duration
 </a>
 </em>
diff --git a/hack/api-reference/service.json b/hack/api-reference/service.json
index 4c9874d29..d63e72f4c 100644
--- a/hack/api-reference/service.json
+++ b/hack/api-reference/service.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "externalPackages": [
         {
             "typeMatchPrefix": "^k8s\\.io/(api|apimachinery/pkg/apis)/",
-            "docsURLTemplate": "https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.25/#{{lower .TypeIdentifier}}-{{arrIndex .PackageSegments -1}}-{{arrIndex .PackageSegments -2}}"
+            "docsURLTemplate": "https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.28/#{{lower .TypeIdentifier}}-{{arrIndex .PackageSegments -1}}-{{arrIndex .PackageSegments -2}}"
         },
         {
             "typeMatchPrefix": "github.com/gardener/gardener/extensions/pkg/controller/healthcheck/config",