diff --git a/tests/Dockerfile b/tests/Dockerfile
index 271152146c..a5c1ebedeb 100644
--- a/tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.5
 # this is here so we can grab the latest version of kind and have dependabot keep it up to date
-FROM kindest/node:v1.30.2@sha256:ecfe5841b9bee4fe9690f49c118c33629fa345e3350a0c67a5a34482a99d6bba
+FROM kindest/node:v1.31.0@sha256:53df588e04085fd41ae12de0c3fe4c72f7013bba32a20e7325357a1ac94ba865
 
 # this is here so we can grab the latest version of skopeo and have dependabot keep it up to date
 FROM quay.io/skopeo/stable:v1.15.2