diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0e25600e..7331c63d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
   - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.6
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v20.10 (see note)
   - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.7.2
-  - [cri-o](http://cri-o.io/) v1.24 (experimental: see [CRI-O Note](docs/cri-o.md). Only on fedora, ubuntu and centos based OS)
+  - [cri-o](http://cri-o.io/) v1.27 (experimental: see [CRI-O Note](docs/cri-o.md). Only on fedora, ubuntu and centos based OS)
 - Network Plugin
   - [cni-plugins](https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins) v1.2.0
   - [calico](https://github.com/projectcalico/calico) v3.25.1
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- **Minimum required version of Kubernetes is v1.24**
+- **Minimum required version of Kubernetes is v1.25**
 - **Ansible v2.11+, Jinja 2.11+ and python-netaddr is installed on the machine that will run Ansible commands**
 - The target servers must have **access to the Internet** in order to pull docker images. Otherwise, additional configuration is required (See [Offline Environment](docs/offline-environment.md))
 - The target servers are configured to allow **IPv4 forwarding**.
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index d7b5c2f41..04bded71d 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -139,21 +139,18 @@ etcd_supported_versions:
   v1.27: "v3.5.7"
   v1.26: "v3.5.6"
   v1.25: "v3.5.6"
-  v1.24: "v3.5.6"
 etcd_version: "{{ etcd_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 crictl_supported_versions:
   v1.27: "v1.27.0"
   v1.26: "v1.26.0"
   v1.25: "v1.25.0"
-  v1.24: "v1.24.0"
 crictl_version: "{{ crictl_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 crio_supported_versions:
   v1.27: v1.27.0
   v1.26: v1.26.3
   v1.25: v1.25.3
-  v1.24: v1.24.5
 crio_version: "{{ crio_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 yq_version: "v4.34.1"
@@ -189,44 +186,36 @@ crictl_checksums:
     v1.27.0: 0b6983195cc62bfc98de1f3fc2ee297a7274fb79ccabf413b8a20765f12d522a
     v1.26.0: 88891ee29eab097ab1ed88d55094e7bf464f3347bc9f056140e45efeddd15b33
     v1.25.0: c4efe3649af5542f2b07cdfc0be62e9e13c7bb846a9b59d57e190c764f28dae4
-    v1.24.0: 1ab8a88d6ce1e9cff1c76fc454d2d41cf0c89e98c6db15a41804a3a5874cbf89
   arm64:
     v1.27.0: 9317560069ded8e7bf8b9488fdb110d9e62f0fbc0e33ed09fe972768b47752bd
     v1.26.0: b632ca705a98edc8ad7806f4279feaff956ac83aa109bba8a85ed81e6b900599
     v1.25.0: 651c939eca010bbf48cc3932516b194028af0893025f9e366127f5b50ad5c4f4
-    v1.24.0: b6fe172738dfa68ca4c71ade53574e859bf61a3e34d21b305587b1ad4ab28d24
   amd64:
     v1.27.0: d335d6e16c309fbc3ff1a29a7e49bb253b5c9b4b030990bf7c6b48687f985cee
     v1.26.0: cda5e2143bf19f6b548110ffba0fe3565e03e8743fadd625fee3d62fc4134eed
     v1.25.0: 86ab210c007f521ac4cdcbcf0ae3fb2e10923e65f16de83e0e1db191a07f0235
-    v1.24.0: 3df4a4306e0554aea4fdc26ecef9eea29a58c8460bebfaca3405799787609880
   ppc64le:
     v1.27.0: 3e4301c2d4b561d861970004002fe15d49af907963de06c70d326f2af1f145e0
     v1.26.0: 5538c88b8ccde419e6158ab9c06dfcca1fa0abecf33d0a75b2d22ceddd283f0d
     v1.25.0: 1b77d1f198c67b2015104eee6fe7690465b8efa4675ea6b4b958c63d60a487e7
-    v1.24.0: 586c263678c6d8d543976607ea1732115e622d44993e2bcbed29832370d3a754
 
 crio_archive_checksums:
   arm:
     v1.27.0: 0
     v1.26.3: 0
     v1.25.3: 0
-    v1.24.5: 0
   arm64:
     v1.27.0: c6615360311bff7fdfe1933e8d5030a2e9926b7196c4e7a07fcb10e51a676272
     v1.26.3: c85ea3f6476b354af0b15ad7ab80ae202d082ed0c83f1a323b48352c4698db9a
     v1.25.3: 09cabe5499a12013618fb5d8d9c71df56d68f54f6cbe67cab75e6d886eb30214
-    v1.24.5: 677c5a01c3352a1095df4d5b2502eb26fa423ec15243b96bf81dc447a3e80062
   amd64:
     v1.27.0: 8f99db9aeea00299cb3f28ee61646472014cac91930e4c7551c9153f8f720093
     v1.26.3: 942772081d9cd4bd0c07e466439b76a1ca95d3f10a7b53dc524d2946b2b17a71
     v1.25.3: b990709ca45784726489aac77bb1e309d9148944483870d737a3a595f6305491
-    v1.24.5: 32c5f577c53c8e6d516e75127079798a35988c637ca1ebb050734d66a52353c5
   ppc64le:
     v1.27.0: 0
     v1.26.3: 0
     v1.25.3: 0
-    v1.24.5: 0
 
 # Checksum
 # Kubernetes versions above Kubespray's current target version are untested and should be used with caution.
@@ -1138,7 +1127,6 @@ snapshot_controller_supported_versions:
   v1.27: "v4.2.1"
   v1.26: "v4.2.1"
   v1.25: "v4.2.1"
-  v1.24: "v4.2.1"
 snapshot_controller_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}/sig-storage/snapshot-controller"
 snapshot_controller_image_tag: "{{ snapshot_controller_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"