try a different way

Makefile

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ VERSION = $(shell ./control-plane/build-support/scripts/version.sh control-plane
 CONSUL_IMAGE_VERSION = $(shell ./control-plane/build-support/scripts/consul-version.sh charts/consul/values.yaml)
 CONSUL_ENTERPRISE_IMAGE_VERSION = $(shell ./control-plane/build-support/scripts/consul-enterprise-version.sh charts/consul/values.yaml)
 CONSUL_DATAPLANE_IMAGE_VERSION = $(shell ./control-plane/build-support/scripts/consul-dataplane-version.sh charts/consul/values.yaml)
+KIND_VERSION= $(shell ./control-plane/build-support/scripts/read-yaml-config.sh acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml .kindVersion)
+KIND_NODE_IMAGE= $(shell ./control-plane/build-support/scripts/read-yaml-config.sh acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml .kindNodeImage)
+KUBECTL_VERSION= $(shell ./control-plane/build-support/scripts/read-yaml-config.sh acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml .kubectlVersion)
 
 # ===========> Helm Targets
 
@@ -105,7 +108,6 @@ terraform-fmt:
 
 
 # ===========> CLI Targets
-
 cli-dev:
 	@echo "==> Installing consul-k8s CLI tool for ${GOOS}/${GOARCH}"
 	@cd cli; go build -o ./bin/consul-k8s; cp ./bin/consul-k8s ${GOPATH}/bin/
@@ -114,7 +116,6 @@ cli-fips-dev:
 	@echo "==> Installing consul-k8s CLI tool for ${GOOS}/${GOARCH}"
 	@cd cli; CGO_ENABLED=1 GOEXPERIMENT=boringcrypto go build -o ./bin/consul-k8s -tags "fips"; cp ./bin/consul-k8s ${GOPATH}/bin/
 
-
 cli-lint: ## Run linter in the control-plane directory.
 	cd cli; golangci-lint run -c ../.golangci.yml
 
@@ -187,8 +188,15 @@ consul-enterprise-version:
 consul-dataplane-version:
 	@echo $(CONSUL_DATAPLANE_IMAGE_VERSION)
 
-kind-config:
-	@./control-plane/build-support/scripts/read-yaml-config.sh acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml
+kind-version:
+	@echo $(KIND_VERSION)
+
+kind-node-image:
+	@echo $(KIND_NODE_IMAGE)
+
+kubectl-version:
+	@echo $(KUBECTL_VERSION)
+
 
 
 # ===========> Release Targets

acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-kind-version: v0.19.0
-kind-node-image: kindest/node:v1.27.1
-kubectl-version: v1.27.1
+kindVersion: v0.19.0
+kindNodeImage: kindest/node:v1.27.1
+kubectlVersion: v1.27.1

control-plane/build-support/scripts/read-yaml-config.sh

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 INPUT_FILE=$1
+FIELD=$2
 
-# Convert YAML content to JSON as it is easier to deal with
-JSON_CONTENTS=$(yq eval '. | tojson' "${INPUT_FILE}")
+VALUE=$(yq $FIELD $INPUT_FILE)
 
-echo "${JSON_CONTENTS}"
+echo "${VALUE}"