diff --git a/.github/workflows/nerdctl.yaml b/.github/workflows/nerdctl.yaml
index 6abb0ab761..55a88606db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nerdctl.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nerdctl.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ jobs:
     env:
       JOB_NAME: "nerdctl-${{ matrix.deployment }}-${{ matrix.ipFamily }}"
       IP_FAMILY: ${{ matrix.ipFamily }}
-      NERDCTL_VERSION: "1.7.3"
+      NERDCTL_VERSION: "1.7.4"
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: "1.7.13"
-      CNI_PLUGINS_VERSION: "1.3.0"
+      CNI_PLUGINS_VERSION: "1.4.0"
       KIND_EXPERIMENTAL_PROVIDER: "nerdctl"
     steps:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ jobs:
             ipFamily: ${IP_FAMILY}
           EOF
 
+      - name: Setup upterm session
+        uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
+      
       - name: Create multi node cluster
         if: ${{ matrix.deployment == 'multiNode' }}
         run: |