diff --git a/hack/check-everything.sh b/hack/check-everything.sh
index 09f2a901d4..5cb9cb52de 100755
--- a/hack/check-everything.sh
+++ b/hack/check-everything.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ kb_root_dir=$tmp_root/kubebuilder
 ${hack_dir}/verify.sh
 
 # Envtest.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION=${ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION:-"1.24.2"}
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION=${ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION:-"1.28.0"}
 
 header_text "installing envtest tools@${ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION} with setup-envtest if necessary"
 tmp_bin=/tmp/cr-tests-bin
diff --git a/pkg/handler/eventhandler_test.go b/pkg/handler/eventhandler_test.go
index 6ae87b0988..e433219e81 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/eventhandler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/eventhandler_test.go
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Eventhandler", func() {
 				{
 					Name:       "foo-parent",
 					Kind:       "HorizontalPodAutoscaler",
-					APIVersion: "autoscaling/v2beta1",
+					APIVersion: "autoscaling/v2",
 				},
 			}
 			evt := event.CreateEvent{