diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 01c6c3a..9d071d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
 
       - name: Create kind cluster
         uses: ./
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
 
       - name: Create kind cluster with custom verbosity
         uses: ./
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
 
       - name: Create kind cluster with custom name
         uses: ./
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
 
       - name: Only install kind without starting a cluster
         uses: ./
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
 
       - name: Create kind cluster with custom name
         uses: ./
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
 
       - name: Create kind cluster with custom name
         uses: ./
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7391b31..d50bf9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ For more information, reference the GitHub Help Documentation for [Creating a wo
 
 For more information on inputs, see the [API Documentation](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#input)
 
-- `version`: The kind version to use (default: `v0.16.0`)
+- `version`: The kind version to use (default: `v0.17.0`)
 - `config`: The path to the kind config file
 - `node_image`: The Docker image for the cluster nodes
 - `cluster_name`: The name of the cluster to create (default: `chart-testing`)
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 85223a4..a8afa9a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ branding:
   icon: box
 inputs:
   version:
-    description: "The kind version to use (default: v0.16.0)"
+    description: "The kind version to use (default: v0.17.0)"
     required: false
-    default: "v0.16.0"
+    default: "v0.17.0"
   config:
     description: "The path to the kind config file"
     required: false
diff --git a/kind.sh b/kind.sh
index 1ecb68d..342fb7b 100755
--- a/kind.sh
+++ b/kind.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-DEFAULT_KIND_VERSION=v0.16.0
+DEFAULT_KIND_VERSION=v0.17.0
 DEFAULT_CLUSTER_NAME=chart-testing
-DEFAULT_KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.23.12
+DEFAULT_KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.25.5
 
 show_help() {
 cat << EOF