diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/build_jobs.py b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/build_jobs.py
index 3af24dd19a94..0e3805218bea 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/build_jobs.py
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/build_jobs.py
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ def build_test(cloud='aws',
         kops_ssh_user = 'prow'
         kops_ssh_key_path = '/etc/ssh-key-secret/ssh-private'
 
-    validation_wait = '20m' if distro in ('flatcar', 'flatcararm64') else None
+    validation_wait = None
+    if distro in ('flatcar', 'flatcararm64') or (distro in ('amzn2', 'rhel8') and kops_version in ('1.26', '1.27')): # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+        validation_wait = '20m'
 
     suffix = ""
     if cloud and cloud != "aws":
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-distros.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-distros.yaml
index 9de2823b75e5..df87929ad0e3 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-distros.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-distros.yaml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-arm64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium --zones=eu-west-1a --node-size=m6g.large --master-size=m6g.large --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-arm64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium --zones=eu-west-1a --node-size=m6g.large --master-size=m6g.large --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt \
           --test=kops \
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-grid.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-grid.yaml
index 3447a39f906a..956d70d0e3c5 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-grid.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-grid.yaml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -344,6 +347,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -468,6 +472,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -530,6 +535,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -654,6 +660,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -716,6 +723,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -840,6 +848,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -2714,6 +2723,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -2776,6 +2786,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -2900,6 +2911,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -2962,6 +2974,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -3086,6 +3099,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -3148,6 +3162,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -3272,6 +3287,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -3334,6 +3350,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -3458,6 +3475,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -3517,7 +3535,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -3579,7 +3597,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -3641,7 +3659,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -3703,7 +3721,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -3765,7 +3783,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -3827,7 +3845,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -3889,7 +3907,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -3951,7 +3969,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -4013,7 +4031,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -4075,7 +4093,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -4137,7 +4155,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -4199,7 +4217,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -4261,7 +4279,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -4323,7 +4341,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kubenet" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -5318,6 +5336,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -5380,6 +5399,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -5504,6 +5524,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -5566,6 +5587,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -5690,6 +5712,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -5752,6 +5775,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -5876,6 +5900,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -5938,6 +5963,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -6062,6 +6088,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -7936,6 +7963,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -7998,6 +8026,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -8122,6 +8151,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -8184,6 +8214,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -8308,6 +8339,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -8370,6 +8402,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -8494,6 +8527,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -8556,6 +8590,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -8680,6 +8715,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -8739,7 +8775,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -8801,7 +8837,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -8863,7 +8899,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -8925,7 +8961,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -8987,7 +9023,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9049,7 +9085,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9111,7 +9147,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9173,7 +9209,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9235,7 +9271,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9297,7 +9333,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9359,7 +9395,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9421,7 +9457,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9483,7 +9519,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -9545,7 +9581,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -10540,6 +10576,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -10602,6 +10639,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -10726,6 +10764,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -10788,6 +10827,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -10912,6 +10952,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -10974,6 +11015,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -11098,6 +11140,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -11160,6 +11203,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -11284,6 +11328,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13158,6 +13203,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13220,6 +13266,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13344,6 +13391,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13406,6 +13454,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13530,6 +13579,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13592,6 +13642,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13716,6 +13767,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13778,6 +13830,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13902,6 +13955,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -13961,7 +14015,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14023,7 +14077,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14085,7 +14139,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14147,7 +14201,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14209,7 +14263,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14271,7 +14325,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14333,7 +14387,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14395,7 +14449,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14457,7 +14511,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14519,7 +14573,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14581,7 +14635,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14643,7 +14697,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14705,7 +14759,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -14767,7 +14821,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -15762,6 +15816,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -15824,6 +15879,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -15948,6 +16004,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -16010,6 +16067,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -16134,6 +16192,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -16196,6 +16255,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -16320,6 +16380,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -16382,6 +16443,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -16506,6 +16568,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -18380,6 +18443,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -18442,6 +18506,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -18566,6 +18631,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -18628,6 +18694,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -18752,6 +18819,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -18814,6 +18882,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -18938,6 +19007,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -19000,6 +19070,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -19124,6 +19195,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -19183,7 +19255,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19245,7 +19317,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19307,7 +19379,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19369,7 +19441,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19431,7 +19503,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19493,7 +19565,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19555,7 +19627,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19617,7 +19689,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19679,7 +19751,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19741,7 +19813,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19803,7 +19875,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19865,7 +19937,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19927,7 +19999,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -19989,7 +20061,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-etcd" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -20985,6 +21057,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -21048,6 +21121,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -21174,6 +21248,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -21237,6 +21312,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -21363,6 +21439,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -21426,6 +21503,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -21552,6 +21630,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -21615,6 +21694,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -21741,6 +21821,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -23645,6 +23726,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -23708,6 +23790,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -23834,6 +23917,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -23897,6 +23981,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -24023,6 +24108,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -24086,6 +24172,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -24212,6 +24299,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -24275,6 +24363,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -24401,6 +24490,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -24461,7 +24551,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -24524,7 +24614,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -24587,7 +24677,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -24650,7 +24740,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -24713,7 +24803,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -24776,7 +24866,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -24839,7 +24929,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -24902,7 +24992,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -24965,7 +25055,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -25028,7 +25118,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -25091,7 +25181,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -25154,7 +25244,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -25217,7 +25307,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -25280,7 +25370,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium-eni --node-size=t3.large" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -26290,6 +26380,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -26352,6 +26443,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -26476,6 +26568,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -26538,6 +26631,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -26662,6 +26756,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -26724,6 +26819,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -26848,6 +26944,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -26910,6 +27007,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -27034,6 +27132,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -28908,6 +29007,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -28970,6 +29070,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -29094,6 +29195,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -29156,6 +29258,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -29280,6 +29383,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -29342,6 +29446,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -29466,6 +29571,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -29528,6 +29634,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -29652,6 +29759,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -29711,7 +29819,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -29773,7 +29881,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -29835,7 +29943,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -29897,7 +30005,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -29959,7 +30067,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30021,7 +30129,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30083,7 +30191,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30145,7 +30253,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30207,7 +30315,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30269,7 +30377,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30331,7 +30439,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30393,7 +30501,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30455,7 +30563,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -30517,7 +30625,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=flannel" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -31512,6 +31620,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -31574,6 +31683,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -31698,6 +31808,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -31760,6 +31871,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -31884,6 +31996,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -31946,6 +32059,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -32070,6 +32184,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -32132,6 +32247,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -32256,6 +32372,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='137112412989/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-2.0.20230808.0-x86_64-gp2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33248,6 +33365,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33310,6 +33428,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33434,6 +33553,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33496,6 +33616,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33620,6 +33741,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33682,6 +33804,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33806,6 +33929,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33868,6 +33992,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -33992,6 +34117,7 @@ periodics:
           --create-args="--image='309956199498/RHEL-8.8.0_HVM-20230802-x86_64-64-Hourly2-GP2' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
+          --validation-wait=20m \
           --test=kops \
           -- \
           --ginkgo-args="--debug" \
@@ -34051,7 +34177,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34113,7 +34239,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34175,7 +34301,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.23.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34237,7 +34363,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34299,7 +34425,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34361,7 +34487,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.24.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34423,7 +34549,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34485,7 +34611,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34547,7 +34673,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.25.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34609,7 +34735,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34671,7 +34797,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.26/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34733,7 +34859,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.26.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34795,7 +34921,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
@@ -34857,7 +34983,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=kopeio" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/markers/release-1.27/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable-1.27.txt \
           --test=kops \
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-network-plugins.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-network-plugins.yaml
index c5f440229aa5..c140c397530f 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-network-plugins.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-periodics-network-plugins.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ periodics:
           -v 2 \
           --up --down \
           --cloud-provider=aws \
-          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=amazonvpc --node-size=t3.large --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
+          --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=amazonvpc --node-size=t3.large --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
           --kops-version-marker=https://storage.googleapis.com/kops-ci/bin/latest-ci-updown-green.txt \
           --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt \
           --test=kops \
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-distros.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-distros.yaml
index 1d1c41674859..03ae2d566184 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-distros.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-distros.yaml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ presubmits:
             -v 2 \
             --up --build --down \
             --cloud-provider=aws \
-            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
+            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
             --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt \
             --kops-binary-path=/home/prow/go/src/k8s.io/kops/.build/dist/linux/amd64/kops \
             --test=kops \
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ presubmits:
             -v 2 \
             --up --build --down \
             --cloud-provider=aws \
-            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-arm64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=calico --zones=eu-west-1a --node-size=m6g.large --master-size=m6g.large --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
+            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-arm64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=calico --zones=eu-west-1a --node-size=m6g.large --master-size=m6g.large --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
             --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt \
             --kops-binary-path=/home/prow/go/src/k8s.io/kops/.build/dist/linux/amd64/kops \
             --test=kops \
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-e2e.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-e2e.yaml
index 1b99611ea396..ea5041f96e53 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-e2e.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-e2e.yaml
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ presubmits:
             -v 2 \
             --up --build --down \
             --cloud-provider=aws \
-            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium --set=cluster.spec.cloudControllerManager.cloudProvider=aws --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
+            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=cilium --set=cluster.spec.cloudControllerManager.cloudProvider=aws --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
             --kubernetes-version=https://storage.googleapis.com/k8s-release-dev/ci/latest.txt \
             --kops-binary-path=/home/prow/go/src/k8s.io/kops/.build/dist/linux/amd64/kops \
             --test=kops \
diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-network-plugins.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-network-plugins.yaml
index 7f5210b0db0c..9c0bb5835617 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-network-plugins.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes/kops/kops-presubmits-network-plugins.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ presubmits:
             -v 2 \
             --up --build --down \
             --cloud-provider=aws \
-            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=amazonvpc --node-size=t3.large --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
+            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=amazonvpc --node-size=t3.large --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
             --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt \
             --kops-binary-path=/home/prow/go/src/k8s.io/kops/.build/dist/linux/amd64/kops \
             --test=kops \
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ presubmits:
             -v 2 \
             --up --build --down \
             --cloud-provider=aws \
-            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230811' --channel=alpha --networking=amazonvpc --ipv6 --topology=private --bastion --zones=us-west-2a --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
+            --create-args="--image='099720109477/ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-focal-20.04-amd64-server-20230814' --channel=alpha --networking=amazonvpc --ipv6 --topology=private --bastion --zones=us-west-2a --discovery-store=s3://k8s-kops-prow/discovery" \
             --kubernetes-version=https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt \
             --kops-binary-path=/home/prow/go/src/k8s.io/kops/.build/dist/linux/amd64/kops \
             --test=kops \