diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 7103c1e99..18a92d3e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare Host
         run: |
-          curl -LO https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.34.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
+          curl -LO https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.34.1/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
           chmod +x ./kubectl
           sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
 
diff --git a/images/test-runner/Makefile b/images/test-runner/Makefile
index 299684adc..db34a87e6 100644
--- a/images/test-runner/Makefile
+++ b/images/test-runner/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ build: builder
 		--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=$(BASE_IMAGE) \
 		--build-arg GOLANG_VERSION=$(GOLANG_VERSION) \
 		--build-arg ETCD_VERSION=3.5.13-0 \
-		--build-arg K8S_RELEASE=v1.34.0 \
+		--build-arg K8S_RELEASE=v1.34.1 \
 		--build-arg RESTY_CLI_VERSION=0.27 \
 		--build-arg RESTY_CLI_SHA=e5f4f3128af49ba5c4d039d0554e5ae91bbe05866f60eccfa96d3653274bff90 \
 		--build-arg LUAROCKS_VERSION=v3.12.0 \