diff --git a/test/external-e2e/run.sh b/test/external-e2e/run.sh
index 99386d1405..210933211b 100755
--- a/test/external-e2e/run.sh
+++ b/test/external-e2e/run.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ setup_e2e_binaries() {
     mkdir /tmp/csi-azuredisk
 
     # download k8s external e2e binary for kubernetes
-    curl -sL https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.27.0/kubernetes-test-linux-amd64.tar.gz --output e2e-tests.tar.gz
+    curl -sL https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.31.0/kubernetes-test-linux-amd64.tar.gz --output e2e-tests.tar.gz
     tar -xvf e2e-tests.tar.gz && rm e2e-tests.tar.gz
 
     # test on alternative driver name