diff --git a/hack/e2e/run.sh b/hack/e2e/run.sh
index 9981e06cc0..b2b4707bc3 100755
--- a/hack/e2e/run.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e/run.sh
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ IMAGE_TAG=${IMAGE_TAG:-${TEST_ID}}
 
 # kops: must include patch version (e.g. 1.19.1)
 # eksctl: mustn't include patch version (e.g. 1.19)
-K8S_VERSION_KOPS=${K8S_VERSION_KOPS:-${K8S_VERSION:-1.25.2}}
-K8S_VERSION_EKSCTL=${K8S_VERSION_EKSCTL:-${K8S_VERSION:-1.23}}
+K8S_VERSION_KOPS=${K8S_VERSION_KOPS:-${K8S_VERSION:-1.26.1}}
+K8S_VERSION_EKSCTL=${K8S_VERSION_EKSCTL:-${K8S_VERSION:-1.24}}
 
-KOPS_VERSION=${KOPS_VERSION:-1.25.2}
+KOPS_VERSION=${KOPS_VERSION:-1.25.3}
 KOPS_STATE_FILE=${KOPS_STATE_FILE:-s3://k8s-kops-csi-e2e}
 KOPS_PATCH_FILE=${KOPS_PATCH_FILE:-./hack/kops-patch.yaml}
 KOPS_PATCH_NODE_FILE=${KOPS_PATCH_NODE_FILE:-./hack/kops-patch-node.yaml}
 
-EKSCTL_VERSION=${EKSCTL_VERSION:-0.115.0}
+EKSCTL_VERSION=${EKSCTL_VERSION:-0.125.0}
 EKSCTL_PATCH_FILE=${EKSCTL_PATCH_FILE:-./hack/eksctl-patch.yaml}
 EKSCTL_ADMIN_ROLE=${EKSCTL_ADMIN_ROLE:-}
 # Creates a windows node group.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ GINKGO_NODES=${GINKGO_NODES:-4}
 TEST_EXTRA_FLAGS=${TEST_EXTRA_FLAGS:-}
 
 EBS_INSTALL_SNAPSHOT=${EBS_INSTALL_SNAPSHOT:-"false"}
-EBS_INSTALL_SNAPSHOT_VERSION=${EBS_INSTALL_SNAPSHOT_VERSION:-"v6.1.0"}
+EBS_INSTALL_SNAPSHOT_VERSION=${EBS_INSTALL_SNAPSHOT_VERSION:-"v6.2.1"}
 
 HELM_CT_TEST=${HELM_CT_TEST:-"false"}
 CHART_TESTING_VERSION=${CHART_TESTING_VERSION:-3.7.1}