diff --git a/build/.goreleaser.yml b/build/.goreleaser.yml
index 6cc3904d9d7..71f948e7e5e 100644
--- a/build/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/build/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ builds:
       - darwin_amd64
       - darwin_arm64
     env:
-      - KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.26.1
+      - KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.27.1
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
 
 # Only binaries of the form "kubebuilder_${goos}_${goarch}" will be released.
diff --git a/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index 6d6fe66b821..fc46ce845f4 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/component-config-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index 87dd37d4e2f..ff938d19f02 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
index fade7c4a854..7e7e0623125 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
+++ b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/util/testdata/exampleFile.txt b/pkg/plugin/util/testdata/exampleFile.txt
index f2ec55449d1..c0ddde7d310 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/util/testdata/exampleFile.txt
+++ b/pkg/plugin/util/testdata/exampleFile.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-exampleTargetexampleCodeexampleCodeexampleCode
\ No newline at end of file
+exampleTargetexampleCodeexampleCodeexampleCodeexampleCodeexampleCodeexampleCode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
index 9d6cf9b786b..525ca3b890c 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v4/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const makefileTemplate = `
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= {{ .Image }}
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/test/common.sh b/test/common.sh
index ad85961daec..e6a93059bd8 100644
--- a/test/common.sh
+++ b/test/common.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function convert_to_tools_ver {
   "1.24") echo "1.24.1";;
   "1.25") echo "1.25.0";;
   "1.26") echo "1.26.0";;
+  "1.27") echo "1.27.1";;
   *)
     echo "k8s version $k8s_ver not supported"
     exit 1
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ if [ -n "$TRACE" ]; then
   set -x
 fi
 
-export KIND_K8S_VERSION="${KIND_K8S_VERSION:-"v1.26.1"}"
+export KIND_K8S_VERSION="${KIND_K8S_VERSION:-"v1.27.1"}"
 tools_k8s_version=$(convert_to_tools_ver "${KIND_K8S_VERSION#v*}")
 kind_version=0.15.0
 goarch=amd64
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-config/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-config/Makefile
index 6d6fe66b821..fc46ce845f4 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-config/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-config/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-declarative-v1/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-declarative-v1/Makefile
index 6d6fe66b821..fc46ce845f4 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-declarative-v1/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-declarative-v1/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
index 6d6fe66b821..fc46ce845f4 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-multigroup/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
index 6d6fe66b821..fc46ce845f4 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-deploy-image/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/Makefile
index 6d6fe66b821..fc46ce845f4 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4-with-grafana/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
diff --git a/testdata/project-v4/Makefile b/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
index 6d6fe66b821..fc46ce845f4 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v4/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.26.1
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.27.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))