diff --git a/.ci/scripts/install-kubernetes-autodiscover-test-dependencies.sh b/.ci/scripts/install-kubernetes-autodiscover-test-dependencies.sh
index 7d977f8419..deb31c58ab 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/install-kubernetes-autodiscover-test-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/install-kubernetes-autodiscover-test-dependencies.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ MSG="parameter missing."
 HOME=${HOME:?$MSG}
 
 KIND_VERSION="v${KIND_VERSION:-"0.20.0"}"
-KUBERNETES_VERSION="${KUBERNETES_VERSION:-"1.29.0"}"
+KUBERNETES_VERSION="${KUBERNETES_VERSION:-"1.30.0"}"
 
 KUBECTL_CMD="${HOME}/bin/kubectl"
 
diff --git a/e2e/_suites/kubernetes-autodiscover/README.md b/e2e/_suites/kubernetes-autodiscover/README.md
index 62d06002e8..67fa646340 100644
--- a/e2e/_suites/kubernetes-autodiscover/README.md
+++ b/e2e/_suites/kubernetes-autodiscover/README.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ This is an example of the optional configuration:
    export ELASTIC_AGENT_VERSION=7.12.0 # version of Elastic Agent to use
    export GITHUB_CHECK_SHA1=0123456789 # to select snapshots built by beats-ci
    export KIND_VERSION="0.20.0" # version of kind
-   export KUBERNETES_VERSION="1.29.0" # version of the cluster to be passed to kind
+   export KUBERNETES_VERSION="1.30.0" # version of the cluster to be passed to kind
    ```
 
 3. Install dependencies.
diff --git a/internal/config/kubernetes/README.md b/internal/config/kubernetes/README.md
index a9a1138b22..bace47d352 100644
--- a/internal/config/kubernetes/README.md
+++ b/internal/config/kubernetes/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 - docker
 - kind (>= 0.20.0)
-- kubectl (>= 1.29.0)
+- kubectl (>= 1.30.0)
 
 ## Deployment