diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind.yml b/.github/workflows/kind.yml
index 102dedc4715..8bc09a5ca80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
     - feature/*
 
 env:
-  KIND_VERSION: v0.18.0
+  KIND_VERSION: v0.20.0
 
 jobs:
   check-changes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/netpol_cyclonus.yml b/.github/workflows/netpol_cyclonus.yml
index a866e5706f7..e493be7547a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/netpol_cyclonus.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/netpol_cyclonus.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
 
 env:
-  KIND_VERSION: v0.18.0
+  KIND_VERSION: v0.20.0
 
 jobs:
   test-netpol-cyclonus:
diff --git a/multicluster/hack/verify-tools.sh b/multicluster/hack/verify-tools.sh
index cac039d2e05..11c75d807a9 100755
--- a/multicluster/hack/verify-tools.sh
+++ b/multicluster/hack/verify-tools.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ WORKDIR=$1
 os=$(echo $(uname) | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 if ! which kind > /dev/null; then
     if [[ ${os} == 'darwin' || ${os} == 'linux' ]]; then
-        curl -Lo ./kind https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/v0.18.0/kind-${os}-amd64
+        curl -Lo ./kind https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/v0.20.0/kind-${os}-amd64
         chmod +x ./kind
         if [[ "$WORKDIR" != "" ]];then
           mv kind "$WORKDIR"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fi
 
 if ! which kubectl > /dev/null; then
     if [[ ${os} == 'darwin' || ${os} == 'linux' ]]; then
-        curl -LO https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.26.3/bin/${os}/amd64/kubectl
+        curl -LO https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.27.3/bin/${os}/amd64/kubectl
         chmod +x ./kubectl
         if [[ "$WORKDIR" != "" ]];then
           mv kubectl "$WORKDIR"