diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index da45dc65..8b8f0aed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@ jobs:
                   tags: capi-helm-chart-ci
         if: ${{ !inputs.tests-full }}
 
-      - name: Test clean Kubernetes 1.28 deployment
+      - name: Test clean Kubernetes 1.29 deployment
         uses: ./.github/actions/upgrade-and-test
         with:
           name: ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-28-version }}
-          image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-28-image }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-29-version }}
+          image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-29-image }}
           sonobuoy-mode: ${{ inputs.tests-full && 'certified-conformance' || 'quick' }}
           sonobuoy-upload: ${{ inputs.tests-full && 'yes' || 'no' }}
 
-      - name: Delete Kubernetes 1.28 deployment
+      - name: Delete Kubernetes 1.29 deployment
         run: helm delete ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }} --wait
         if: ${{ always() }}
 
@@ -145,14 +145,7 @@ jobs:
                 machineFlavor: ${{ secrets.NODE_GROUP_FLAVOR }}
                 machineCount: 2
 
-      - name: Deploy Kubernetes 1.26 for Kubernetes upgrade test
-        uses: ./.github/actions/upgrade-and-test
-        with:
-          name: ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-26-version }}
-          image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-26-image }}
-
-      - name: Upgrade to Kubernetes 1.27
+      - name: Deploy Kubernetes 1.27 for Kubernetes upgrade test
         uses: ./.github/actions/upgrade-and-test
         with:
           name: ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}
@@ -166,6 +159,13 @@ jobs:
           kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-28-version }}
           image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-28-image }}
 
+      - name: Upgrade to Kubernetes 1.29
+        uses: ./.github/actions/upgrade-and-test
+        with:
+          name: ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-29-version }}
+          image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-29-image }}
+
       - name: Delete Kubernetes upgrade deployment
         run: helm delete ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }} --wait
         if: ${{ always() }}
@@ -261,10 +261,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           chart-directory: latest-tag/charts/openstack-cluster
           name: ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-28-version }}
-          image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-28-image }}
-          # TODO(mkjpryor) remove this once calico csi-node-driver is fixed in a tagged version
-          skip-workload-status: "yes"
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-29-version }}
+          image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-29-image }}
 
       - name: Update test environment with current dependencies
         uses: ./current/.github/actions/setup
@@ -276,8 +274,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           chart-directory: current/charts/openstack-cluster
           name: ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }}
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-28-version }}
-          image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-28-image }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-29-version }}
+          image-id: ${{ fromJson(inputs.images).kube-1-29-image }}
 
       - name: Delete chart upgrade deployment
         run: helm delete ci-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.job }} --wait