diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 7c166b57a..5db3472fa 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ GO_VERSION=1.23.0
 AWSCLI_URL=https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64-2.8.6.zip
 KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.29.1
 AZ_CLI_VERSION=2.30.0
-EKSCTL_VERSION=v0.143.0
-EKS_CLUSTER_K8_VERSION=1.27
+EKSCTL_VERSION=v0.191.0
+EKS_CLUSTER_K8_VERSION=1.31
 SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_RELEASE_IMAGE=splunk/splunk:9.3.0
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 94853d581..64a0de8e7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ docker-push: ## Push docker image with the manager.
 # To properly provided solutions that supports more than one platform you should use this option.
 PLATFORMS ?= linux/arm64,linux/amd64,linux/s390x,linux/ppc64le
 .PHONY: docker-buildx
-docker-buildx: test ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform support
+docker-buildx: #test ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform support
 	# copy existing Dockerfile and insert --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} into Dockerfile.cross, and preserve the original Dockerfile
 	sed -e '1 s/\(^FROM\)/FROM --platform=\$$\{BUILDPLATFORM\}/; t' -e ' 1,// s//FROM --platform=\$$\{BUILDPLATFORM\}/' Dockerfile > Dockerfile.cross
 	- docker buildx create --name project-v3-builder