diff --git a/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.26.1.yaml b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.26.1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f62e0bdd
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+++ b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.26.1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+go: 1.19
+etcd: v3.5.6