diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-clustermesh-upgrade.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests-clustermesh-upgrade.yaml
index 1f4d54d996705..c569663ba39f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-clustermesh-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-clustermesh-upgrade.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ env:
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kubernetes-sigs/kind
   kind_version: v0.22.0
   # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node
-  k8s_version: v1.27.3
+  k8s_version: v1.27.11
   # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cilium/cilium-cli
   cilium_cli_version: v0.15.23
   cilium_cli_ci_version: