diff --git a/.github/workflows/captain-utils-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/captain-utils-tests.yaml
index 7518f2b577..6efc057d3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/captain-utils-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/captain-utils-tests.yaml
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ jobs:
           helm version && kubectl version --client
       - name: crds-kind.sh
         env:
-          CRDS_KIND_NODE_IMAGE: kindest/node:v1.34.8@sha256:02722c2dedddcfc00febf5d27fbeb9b7b2c14294c82109ff4a85d89ac9ba3256
+          CRDS_KIND_NODE_IMAGE: kindest/node:v1.36.1@sha256:3489c7674813ba5d8b1a9977baea8a6e553784dab7b84759d1014dbd78f7ebd5
         run: bash .devcontainer/tests/captain_utils/crds-kind.sh