diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e0598ae..16b2795 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.31.0
 DEFAULT_IMG ?= quay.io/openstack-k8s-operators/openstack-baremetal-operator:latest
 IMG ?= $(DEFAULT_IMG)
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.28
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))