diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind-action.yml b/.github/workflows/kind-action.yml
index bbb2e4148..f20a9489f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind-action.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,25 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   run-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      KIND_CLUSTER_NAME: kinder
+      K8S_VERSION: v1.34.0
     steps:
-      - name: Create k8s Kind Cluster
-        uses: helm/kind-action@v1
-        with:
-          cluster_name: kinder
+      - name: Install kind
+        run: |
+          KIND_VERSION="v0.30.0"
+          curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/${KIND_VERSION}/kind-linux-amd64
+          chmod +x ./kind
+          sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+          kind --version
+      - name: Create Kind Cluster
+        run: |
+          kind create cluster --name $KIND_CLUSTER_NAME --image kindest/node:${K8S_VERSION}
+      - name: Verify kind and k8s version
+        run: |
+          kind version
+          kubectl version
+          kubectl cluster-info --context kind-kinder
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 192214324..413658493 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.23.8 AS deps
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.24.6 AS deps
 
 ARG TARGETOS TARGETARCH KCTRL_VER=development
 WORKDIR /workspace
diff --git a/cli/go.mod b/cli/go.mod
index b2eb5d13b..ac7015cb9 100644
--- a/cli/go.mod
+++ b/cli/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module carvel.dev/kapp-controller/cli
 
-go 1.23.8
+go 1.24.6
 
 require (
 	carvel.dev/kapp-controller v0.57.0
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 73af87099..c59d8ae89 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module carvel.dev/kapp-controller
 
-go 1.23.8
+go 1.24.6
 
 require (
 	carvel.dev/vendir v0.44.0