diff --git a/tests/e2e/setup/setup-kind.sh b/tests/e2e/setup/setup-kind.sh
index 863cdf3b2c..bc7fea7dee 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/setup/setup-kind.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/setup/setup-kind.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set -eux -o pipefail
 
 SCRIPTPATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 ROOT=$(cd "${SCRIPTPATH}/../../.." && pwd)
-GW_API_VERSION=${GW_API_VERSION:-v1.6.1}
+GW_API_VERSION=${GW_API_VERSION:-v1.6.2}
 
 # shellcheck source=common/scripts/kind_provisioner.sh
 source "${ROOT}/common/scripts/kind_provisioner.sh"