diff --git a/devel/cluster/kind_cluster_node_versions.sh b/devel/cluster/kind_cluster_node_versions.sh
index 18262566d..476a39c38 100644
--- a/devel/cluster/kind_cluster_node_versions.sh
+++ b/devel/cluster/kind_cluster_node_versions.sh
@@ -14,39 +14,29 @@
 
 # generated by ./hack/latest-kind-images.sh
 
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_118=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:38a8726ece5d7867fb0ede63d718d27ce2d41af519ce68be5ae7fcca563537ed
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_119=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:dec41184d10deca01a08ea548197b77dc99eeacb56ff3e371af3193c86ca99f4
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_120=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:a6ce604504db064c5e25921c6c0fffea64507109a1f2a512b1b562ac37d652f3
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_121=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:ae05d44cc636ee961068399ea5123ae421790f472c309900c151a44ee35c3e3e
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_122=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:6e57a6b0c493c7d7183a1151acff0bfa44bf37eb668826bf00da5637c55b6d5e
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_123=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:1af0f1bee4c3c0fe9b07de5e5d3fafeb2eec7b4e1b268ae89fcab96ec67e8355
-
-# docker.io/kindest/node:v1.18.20
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_118=sha256:38a8726ece5d7867fb0ede63d718d27ce2d41af519ce68be5ae7fcca563537ed
-
-# docker.io/kindest/node:v1.19.16
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_119=sha256:dec41184d10deca01a08ea548197b77dc99eeacb56ff3e371af3193c86ca99f4
+KIND_IMAGE_K8S_120=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:6f2d011dffe182bad80b85f6c00e8ca9d86b5b8922cdf433d53575c4c5212248
+KIND_IMAGE_K8S_121=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:f316b33dd88f8196379f38feb80545ef3ed44d9197dca1bfd48bcb1583210207
+KIND_IMAGE_K8S_122=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:8135260b959dfe320206eb36b3aeda9cffcb262f4b44cda6b33f7bb73f453105
+KIND_IMAGE_K8S_123=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:b1fa224cc6c7ff32455e0b1fd9cbfd3d3bc87ecaa8fcb06961ed1afb3db0f9ae
 
 # docker.io/kindest/node:v1.20.15
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_120=sha256:a6ce604504db064c5e25921c6c0fffea64507109a1f2a512b1b562ac37d652f3
+KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_120=sha256:6f2d011dffe182bad80b85f6c00e8ca9d86b5b8922cdf433d53575c4c5212248
 
 # docker.io/kindest/node:v1.21.12
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_121=sha256:ae05d44cc636ee961068399ea5123ae421790f472c309900c151a44ee35c3e3e
+KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_121=sha256:f316b33dd88f8196379f38feb80545ef3ed44d9197dca1bfd48bcb1583210207
 
 # docker.io/kindest/node:v1.22.9
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_122=sha256:6e57a6b0c493c7d7183a1151acff0bfa44bf37eb668826bf00da5637c55b6d5e
+KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_122=sha256:8135260b959dfe320206eb36b3aeda9cffcb262f4b44cda6b33f7bb73f453105
 
 # docker.io/kindest/node:v1.23.6
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_123=sha256:1af0f1bee4c3c0fe9b07de5e5d3fafeb2eec7b4e1b268ae89fcab96ec67e8355
+KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_123=sha256:b1fa224cc6c7ff32455e0b1fd9cbfd3d3bc87ecaa8fcb06961ed1afb3db0f9ae
 
 # note that these 'full' digests should be avoided since not all tools support them
 # prefer KIND_IMAGE_K8S_*** instead
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_118=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.18.20@sha256:38a8726ece5d7867fb0ede63d718d27ce2d41af519ce68be5ae7fcca563537ed
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_119=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.19.16@sha256:dec41184d10deca01a08ea548197b77dc99eeacb56ff3e371af3193c86ca99f4
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_120=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.20.15@sha256:a6ce604504db064c5e25921c6c0fffea64507109a1f2a512b1b562ac37d652f3
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_121=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.21.12@sha256:ae05d44cc636ee961068399ea5123ae421790f472c309900c151a44ee35c3e3e
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_122=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.22.9@sha256:6e57a6b0c493c7d7183a1151acff0bfa44bf37eb668826bf00da5637c55b6d5e
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_123=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.23.6@sha256:1af0f1bee4c3c0fe9b07de5e5d3fafeb2eec7b4e1b268ae89fcab96ec67e8355
+KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_120=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.20.15@sha256:6f2d011dffe182bad80b85f6c00e8ca9d86b5b8922cdf433d53575c4c5212248
+KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_121=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.21.12@sha256:f316b33dd88f8196379f38feb80545ef3ed44d9197dca1bfd48bcb1583210207
+KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_122=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.22.9@sha256:8135260b959dfe320206eb36b3aeda9cffcb262f4b44cda6b33f7bb73f453105
+KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_123=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.23.6@sha256:b1fa224cc6c7ff32455e0b1fd9cbfd3d3bc87ecaa8fcb06961ed1afb3db0f9ae
 
 # 1.24 is a special case for now since there's no official upstream image
 # eu.gcr.io/jetstack-build-infra-images/kind:v1.24.0
diff --git a/hack/latest-kind-images.sh b/hack/latest-kind-images.sh
index af97ad138..8bf0e4c45 100755
--- a/hack/latest-kind-images.sh
+++ b/hack/latest-kind-images.sh
@@ -44,15 +44,11 @@ $CRANE ls $KIND_IMAGE_REPO > $TAGS
 # v1.20.7
 # ...
 
-LATEST_118_TAG=$(latest_kind_tag "1\\.18")
-LATEST_119_TAG=$(latest_kind_tag "1\\.19")
 LATEST_120_TAG=$(latest_kind_tag "1\\.20")
 LATEST_121_TAG=$(latest_kind_tag "1\\.21")
 LATEST_122_TAG=$(latest_kind_tag "1\\.22")
 LATEST_123_TAG=$(latest_kind_tag "1\\.23")
 
-LATEST_118_DIGEST=$(crane digest $KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_118_TAG)
-LATEST_119_DIGEST=$(crane digest $KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_119_TAG)
 LATEST_120_DIGEST=$(crane digest $KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_120_TAG)
 LATEST_121_DIGEST=$(crane digest $KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_121_TAG)
 LATEST_122_DIGEST=$(crane digest $KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_122_TAG)
@@ -81,19 +77,11 @@ cat << EOF | tee ./devel/cluster/kind_cluster_node_versions.sh > ./make/kind_ima
 
 # generated by $0
 
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_118=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO@$LATEST_118_DIGEST
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_119=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO@$LATEST_119_DIGEST
 KIND_IMAGE_K8S_120=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO@$LATEST_120_DIGEST
 KIND_IMAGE_K8S_121=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO@$LATEST_121_DIGEST
 KIND_IMAGE_K8S_122=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO@$LATEST_122_DIGEST
 KIND_IMAGE_K8S_123=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO@$LATEST_123_DIGEST
 
-# $KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_118_TAG
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_118=$LATEST_118_DIGEST
-
-# $KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_119_TAG
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_119=$LATEST_119_DIGEST
-
 # $KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_120_TAG
 KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_120=$LATEST_120_DIGEST
 
@@ -108,8 +96,6 @@ KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_123=$LATEST_123_DIGEST
 
 # note that these 'full' digests should be avoided since not all tools support them
 # prefer KIND_IMAGE_K8S_*** instead
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_118=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_118_TAG@$LATEST_118_DIGEST
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_119=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_119_TAG@$LATEST_119_DIGEST
 KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_120=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_120_TAG@$LATEST_120_DIGEST
 KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_121=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_121_TAG@$LATEST_121_DIGEST
 KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_122=$KIND_IMAGE_REPO:$LATEST_122_TAG@$LATEST_122_DIGEST
diff --git a/make/kind_images.sh b/make/kind_images.sh
index 18262566d..476a39c38 100644
--- a/make/kind_images.sh
+++ b/make/kind_images.sh
@@ -14,39 +14,29 @@
 
 # generated by ./hack/latest-kind-images.sh
 
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_118=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:38a8726ece5d7867fb0ede63d718d27ce2d41af519ce68be5ae7fcca563537ed
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_119=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:dec41184d10deca01a08ea548197b77dc99eeacb56ff3e371af3193c86ca99f4
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_120=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:a6ce604504db064c5e25921c6c0fffea64507109a1f2a512b1b562ac37d652f3
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_121=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:ae05d44cc636ee961068399ea5123ae421790f472c309900c151a44ee35c3e3e
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_122=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:6e57a6b0c493c7d7183a1151acff0bfa44bf37eb668826bf00da5637c55b6d5e
-KIND_IMAGE_K8S_123=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:1af0f1bee4c3c0fe9b07de5e5d3fafeb2eec7b4e1b268ae89fcab96ec67e8355
-
-# docker.io/kindest/node:v1.18.20
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_118=sha256:38a8726ece5d7867fb0ede63d718d27ce2d41af519ce68be5ae7fcca563537ed
-
-# docker.io/kindest/node:v1.19.16
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_119=sha256:dec41184d10deca01a08ea548197b77dc99eeacb56ff3e371af3193c86ca99f4
+KIND_IMAGE_K8S_120=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:6f2d011dffe182bad80b85f6c00e8ca9d86b5b8922cdf433d53575c4c5212248
+KIND_IMAGE_K8S_121=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:f316b33dd88f8196379f38feb80545ef3ed44d9197dca1bfd48bcb1583210207
+KIND_IMAGE_K8S_122=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:8135260b959dfe320206eb36b3aeda9cffcb262f4b44cda6b33f7bb73f453105
+KIND_IMAGE_K8S_123=docker.io/kindest/node@sha256:b1fa224cc6c7ff32455e0b1fd9cbfd3d3bc87ecaa8fcb06961ed1afb3db0f9ae
 
 # docker.io/kindest/node:v1.20.15
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_120=sha256:a6ce604504db064c5e25921c6c0fffea64507109a1f2a512b1b562ac37d652f3
+KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_120=sha256:6f2d011dffe182bad80b85f6c00e8ca9d86b5b8922cdf433d53575c4c5212248
 
 # docker.io/kindest/node:v1.21.12
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_121=sha256:ae05d44cc636ee961068399ea5123ae421790f472c309900c151a44ee35c3e3e
+KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_121=sha256:f316b33dd88f8196379f38feb80545ef3ed44d9197dca1bfd48bcb1583210207
 
 # docker.io/kindest/node:v1.22.9
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_122=sha256:6e57a6b0c493c7d7183a1151acff0bfa44bf37eb668826bf00da5637c55b6d5e
+KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_122=sha256:8135260b959dfe320206eb36b3aeda9cffcb262f4b44cda6b33f7bb73f453105
 
 # docker.io/kindest/node:v1.23.6
-KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_123=sha256:1af0f1bee4c3c0fe9b07de5e5d3fafeb2eec7b4e1b268ae89fcab96ec67e8355
+KIND_IMAGE_SHA_K8S_123=sha256:b1fa224cc6c7ff32455e0b1fd9cbfd3d3bc87ecaa8fcb06961ed1afb3db0f9ae
 
 # note that these 'full' digests should be avoided since not all tools support them
 # prefer KIND_IMAGE_K8S_*** instead
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_118=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.18.20@sha256:38a8726ece5d7867fb0ede63d718d27ce2d41af519ce68be5ae7fcca563537ed
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_119=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.19.16@sha256:dec41184d10deca01a08ea548197b77dc99eeacb56ff3e371af3193c86ca99f4
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_120=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.20.15@sha256:a6ce604504db064c5e25921c6c0fffea64507109a1f2a512b1b562ac37d652f3
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_121=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.21.12@sha256:ae05d44cc636ee961068399ea5123ae421790f472c309900c151a44ee35c3e3e
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_122=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.22.9@sha256:6e57a6b0c493c7d7183a1151acff0bfa44bf37eb668826bf00da5637c55b6d5e
-KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_123=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.23.6@sha256:1af0f1bee4c3c0fe9b07de5e5d3fafeb2eec7b4e1b268ae89fcab96ec67e8355
+KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_120=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.20.15@sha256:6f2d011dffe182bad80b85f6c00e8ca9d86b5b8922cdf433d53575c4c5212248
+KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_121=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.21.12@sha256:f316b33dd88f8196379f38feb80545ef3ed44d9197dca1bfd48bcb1583210207
+KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_122=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.22.9@sha256:8135260b959dfe320206eb36b3aeda9cffcb262f4b44cda6b33f7bb73f453105
+KIND_IMAGE_FULL_K8S_123=docker.io/kindest/node:v1.23.6@sha256:b1fa224cc6c7ff32455e0b1fd9cbfd3d3bc87ecaa8fcb06961ed1afb3db0f9ae
 
 # 1.24 is a special case for now since there's no official upstream image
 # eu.gcr.io/jetstack-build-infra-images/kind:v1.24.0