diff --git a/test/e2e/config/operator.yaml b/test/e2e/config/operator.yaml
index 346e5b52f..7846c82af 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/operator.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/operator.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ intervals:
 
 variables:
   RANCHER_VERSION: "v2.8.1"
-  KUBERNETES_VERSION: "v1.27.0"
+  KUBERNETES_VERSION: "v1.27.3"
   KUBERNETES_MANAGEMENT_VERSION: "v1.27.0"
   KUBERNETES_MANAGEMENT_AWS_REGION: "eu-west-2"
   RANCHER_HOSTNAME: "localhost"