diff --git a/test/framework/bootstrap/kind_provider.go b/test/framework/bootstrap/kind_provider.go
index 0e2714b5b804..1fab7f183a39 100644
--- a/test/framework/bootstrap/kind_provider.go
+++ b/test/framework/bootstrap/kind_provider.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultNodeImageRepository = "kindest/node"
 
 	// DefaultNodeImageVersion is the default Kubernetes version to be used for creating a kind cluster.
-	DefaultNodeImageVersion = "v1.27.3"
+	DefaultNodeImageVersion = "v1.27.3@sha256:3966ac761ae0136263ffdb6cfd4db23ef8a83cba8a463690e98317add2c9ba72"
 )
 
 // KindClusterOption is a NewKindClusterProvider option.