diff --git a/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml b/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
index c169ec60e6..b9cde5326b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ variables:
   KUBERNETES_VERSION_UPGRADE_FROM: "v1.29.0"
   KUBERNETES_VERSION_UPGRADE_TO: "v1.30.0"
   KUBERNETES_VERSION_LATEST_CI: "ci/latest-1.31"
-  CPI_IMAGE_K8S_VERSION: "v1.31.0-rc.0"
+  CPI_IMAGE_K8S_VERSION: "v1.31.0-rc.1"
   CNI: "./data/cni/calico/calico.yaml"
   EXP_CLUSTER_RESOURCE_SET: "true"
   EXP_KUBEADM_BOOTSTRAP_FORMAT_IGNITION: "true"