diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 048327f..cb2af6b 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ parameters:
       k3s:
         registry: docker.io
         image: rancher/k3s
-        tag: v1.25.4-k3s1
+        tag: v1.29.2-k3s1
       syncer:
         registry: docker.io
         image: loftsh/vcluster
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/defaults/defaults/10_cluster.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/defaults/defaults/10_cluster.yaml
index 0fb58cc..68683b2 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/defaults/defaults/10_cluster.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/defaults/defaults/10_cluster.yaml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ spec:
           command:
             - /bin/k3s
           env: []
-          image: docker.io/rancher/k3s:v1.25.4-k3s1
+          image: docker.io/rancher/k3s:v1.29.2-k3s1
           name: vcluster
           resources:
             limits:
diff --git a/tests/golden/oidc/oidc/oidc/10_cluster.yaml b/tests/golden/oidc/oidc/oidc/10_cluster.yaml
index f5cc195..79e8f86 100644
--- a/tests/golden/oidc/oidc/oidc/10_cluster.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/oidc/oidc/oidc/10_cluster.yaml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ spec:
           command:
             - /bin/k3s
           env: []
-          image: docker.io/rancher/k3s:v1.25.4-k3s1
+          image: docker.io/rancher/k3s:v1.29.2-k3s1
           name: vcluster
           resources:
             limits:
diff --git a/tests/golden/openshift/openshift/openshift/10_cluster.yaml b/tests/golden/openshift/openshift/openshift/10_cluster.yaml
index af46bf0..b93373c 100644
--- a/tests/golden/openshift/openshift/openshift/10_cluster.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/openshift/openshift/openshift/10_cluster.yaml
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ spec:
           command:
             - /bin/k3s
           env: []
-          image: docker.io/rancher/k3s:v1.25.4-k3s1
+          image: docker.io/rancher/k3s:v1.29.2-k3s1
           name: vcluster
           resources:
             limits: