diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 7c166b57a..5db3472fa 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ GO_VERSION=1.23.0
 AWSCLI_URL=https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64-2.8.6.zip
 KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.29.1
 AZ_CLI_VERSION=2.30.0
-EKSCTL_VERSION=v0.143.0
-EKS_CLUSTER_K8_VERSION=1.27
+EKSCTL_VERSION=v0.191.0
+EKS_CLUSTER_K8_VERSION=1.31
 SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_RELEASE_IMAGE=splunk/splunk:9.3.0
diff --git a/test/deploy-eks-cluster.sh b/test/deploy-eks-cluster.sh
index c5c405a22..faa83a597 100755
--- a/test/deploy-eks-cluster.sh
+++ b/test/deploy-eks-cluster.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ function createCluster() {
     kubectl annotate serviceaccount -n $namespace $service_account eks.amazonaws.com/role-arn=arn:aws:iam::$account_id:role/${rolename}
     eksctl create addon --name aws-ebs-csi-driver --cluster ${TEST_CLUSTER_NAME} --service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::$account_id:role/${rolename} --force
     eksctl utils update-cluster-logging --cluster ${TEST_CLUSTER_NAME}
+    # CSPL-2887 - Patch the default storage class to gp2
+    kubectl patch storageclass gp2 -p '{"metadata": {"annotations":{"storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class":"true"}}}'
   else
     echo "Retrieving kubeconfig for ${TEST_CLUSTER_NAME}"
     # Cluster exists but kubeconfig may not