diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index cc06a6a15..5d6f35c61 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ golang 1.21.0
 golangci-lint 1.54.0
 jq 1.6
 helm 3.12.2
-kind 0.20.0
+kind 0.17.0
 kubectl 1.27.4
 pre-commit 3.3.3
 tilt 0.33.3