diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 6c06a4bea..66729d8c6 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ USER vscode
 RUN install-tool kubectl v1.32.0
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=kubernetes-sigs/kind
-RUN install-tool kind v0.25.0
+RUN install-tool kind v0.26.0
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=helm/helm
 RUN install-tool helm v3.16.4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 390ba510b..e8a2989a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: helm/kind-action@ae94020eaf628e9b9b9f341a10cc0cdcf5c018fb # v1.11.0
         with:
           node_image: kindest/node:${{ matrix.k8s }}
-          version: v0.25.0 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kind packageName=kubernetes-sigs/kind
+          version: v0.26.0 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kind packageName=kubernetes-sigs/kind
 
       - name: Install chart-testing
         uses: helm/chart-testing-action@e6669bcd63d7cb57cb4380c33043eebe5d111992 # v2.6.1