diff --git a/make/kind.mk b/make/kind.mk
index f114ba391..0d80cd81f 100644
--- a/make/kind.mk
+++ b/make/kind.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ KINDEST_NODE_IMAGE ?= ghcr.io/mesosphere/kind-node
 KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.27 ?= v1.27.13
 KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.28 ?= v1.28.9
 KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.29 ?= v1.29.4
+KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.30 ?= v1.30.0
 # Allow easy override of Kubernetes version to use via `make KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.23` to use in CI
 KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= v1.29
 ifndef KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_$(KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION)