diff --git a/test/env.example b/test/env.example
index 65f4e8f..befe472 100644
--- a/test/env.example
+++ b/test/env.example
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export OCI_REGISTRY=${OCI_REGISTRY:-ttl.sh}
 export STYLUS_BRANCH=${STYLUS_BRANCH:-2-node}
 export PROVIDER_K3S_BRANCH=${PROVIDER_K3S_BRANCH:-two-node}
 export PE_VERSION=4.4.12
+export K8S_VERSION=1.29.6
 
 # two node vars
 export TWO_NODE_BACKEND=postgres