diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-test-config/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/canary-test-config/action.yaml
index 446e5a4d5..2417686b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-test-config/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-test-config/action.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Setup Minikube
       shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
       run: |
-        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh install_minikube_with_none_driver v1.28.4
+        tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh install_minikube_with_none_driver v1.29.0
 
     - name: install deps
       shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
index ca7033f21..d163f05e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
index 0bc7032b6..bdbf9cd52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
index dc183ccfd..3e26c5460 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
index d87bb9f52..a5df21bc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
index f5f443550..558aa37f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
index c001eae66..ca4433a22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
index 61785a041..0f4ca9199 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.24.17", "v1.26.11", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.25.16", "v1.27.8", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.24.17", "v1.26.11", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.25.16", "v1.27.8", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.24.17", "v1.26.11", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.25.16", "v1.27.8", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.24.17", "v1.26.11", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.25.16", "v1.27.8", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.25.16", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.26.11", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.28.4"]
+        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.23.17", "v1.29.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 0ba1574cb..50b223943 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -281,15 +281,15 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - "check-success=lvm-pvc"
       - "check-success=rgw-multisite-testing"
       - "check-success=TestCephSmokeSuite (v1.23.17)"
-      - "check-success=TestCephSmokeSuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephSmokeSuite (v1.29.0)"
       - "check-success=TestCephHelmSuite (v1.23.17)"
-      - "check-success=TestCephHelmSuite (v1.28.4)"
-      - "check-success=TestCephMultiClusterDeploySuite (v1.28.4)"
-      - "check-success=TestCephObjectSuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephHelmSuite (v1.29.0)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephMultiClusterDeploySuite (v1.29.0)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephObjectSuite (v1.29.0)"
       - "check-success=TestCephUpgradeSuite (v1.23.17)"
-      - "check-success=TestCephUpgradeSuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestCephUpgradeSuite (v1.29.0)"
       - "check-success=TestHelmUpgradeSuite (v1.23.17)"
-      - "check-success=TestHelmUpgradeSuite (v1.28.4)"
+      - "check-success=TestHelmUpgradeSuite (v1.29.0)"
     actions:
       merge:
         method: merge