diff --git a/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.28.0.yaml b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.28.0.yaml
index 187711f34..83bf3ddd8 100644
--- a/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.28.0.yaml
+++ b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.28.0.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 go: 1.21
-etcd: v3.5.13
+etcd: v3.5.9