diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 26937ce01..1331bd305 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ env:
   IMAGE_BASE_REPO: k3d-io
   IMAGE_PLATFORMS: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7
   GO_VERSION: "1.22.x"
-  DOCKER_VERSION: "23.0"
+  DOCKER_VERSION: "27.0"
     
 jobs:
   test-suite:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-matrix.yaml
index 3d2eacf06..6295cb4c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-matrix.yaml
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         docker_version:
-          - "20.10.5"
-          - "20.10.12"
-          - "20.10.17"
-          - "23.0.1"
+          - "23.0.15"
+          - "25.0.6"
+          - "26.1.5"
+          - "27.3.1"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Docker
@@ -81,11 +81,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         k3s_channel:
-          - "v1.22"
-          - "v1.23"
-          - "v1.24"
-          - "v1.25"
-          - "v1.26"
+          - "v1.28"
+          - "v1.29"
+          - "v1.30"
+          - "v1.31"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Docker
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c6aa76c65..821ac3240 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG DOCKER_VERSION=25.0.3
+ARG DOCKER_VERSION=27.3.1
 ############################################################
 # builder                                                  #
 # -> golang image used solely for building the k3d binary  #