diff --git a/docs/book/src/developer/providers/migrations/v1.4-to-v1.5.md b/docs/book/src/developer/providers/migrations/v1.4-to-v1.5.md
index b3968e347de4..be2818a57d28 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/developer/providers/migrations/v1.4-to-v1.5.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/developer/providers/migrations/v1.4-to-v1.5.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ maintainers of providers and consumers of our Go API.
 - The Go version used by Cluster API is still Go 1.19.x
 
 ## Dependencies
+- sigs.k8s.io/kind: v0.17.x => v0.18.x
 
 **Note**: Only the most relevant dependencies are listed, `k8s.io/` and `ginkgo`/`gomega` dependencies in Cluster API are kept in sync with the versions used by `sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime`.
 
diff --git a/docs/book/src/user/quick-start.md b/docs/book/src/user/quick-start.md
index 0ec59c6a39a4..716418040143 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/user/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/user/quick-start.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ a target [management cluster] on the selected [infrastructure provider].
 
    [kind] is not designed for production use.
 
-   **Minimum [kind] supported version**: v0.17.0
+   **Minimum [kind] supported version**: v0.18.0
 
    **Help with common issues can be found in the [Troubleshooting Guide](./troubleshooting.md).**
 
diff --git a/hack/ensure-kind.sh b/hack/ensure-kind.sh
index 123dd8841b0f..d231d153006a 100755
--- a/hack/ensure-kind.sh
+++ b/hack/ensure-kind.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fi
 source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/utils.sh"
 
 GOPATH_BIN="$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
-MINIMUM_KIND_VERSION=v0.17.0
+MINIMUM_KIND_VERSION=v0.18.0
 goarch="$(go env GOARCH)"
 goos="$(go env GOOS)"
 
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 5ea757f67f42..dc777f92db53 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221128185143-99ec85e7a448
 	sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.14.6
-	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.17.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.18.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
 
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 49806b37bd4b..33f850459332 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -970,8 +970,8 @@ sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.14.6 h1:oxstGVvXGNnMvY7TAESYk+lzr6S3V5VFxQ6d92
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.14.6/go.mod h1:WqIdsAY6JBsjfc/CqO0CORmNtoCtE4S6qbPc9s68h+0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 h1:iXTIw73aPyC+oRdyqqvVJuloN1p0AC/kzH07hu3NE+k=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
-sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.17.0 h1:CScmGz/wX66puA06Gj8OZb76Wmk7JIjgWf5JDvY7msM=
-sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.17.0/go.mod h1:Qqp8AiwOlMZmJWs37Hgs31xcbiYXjtXlRBSftcnZXQk=
+sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.18.0 h1:ahgZdVV1pdhXlYe1f+ztISakT23KdrBl/NFY9JMygzs=
+sigs.k8s.io/kind v0.18.0/go.mod h1:Qqp8AiwOlMZmJWs37Hgs31xcbiYXjtXlRBSftcnZXQk=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3/go.mod h1:qjx8mGObPmV2aSZepjQjbmb2ihdVs8cGKBraizNC69E=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 h1:a2VclLzOGrwOHDiV8EfBGhvjHvP46CtW5j6POvhYGGo=