diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 61cde2c9e..13c314dfa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stages:
   - deploy-special
 
 variables:
-  KUBESPRAY_VERSION: v2.24.1
+  KUBESPRAY_VERSION: v2.25.0
   FAILFASTCI_NAMESPACE: 'kargo-ci'
   GITLAB_REPOSITORY: 'kargo-ci/kubernetes-sigs-kubespray'
   ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: "true"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17e86724c..d52a6e7e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ You will then need to use [bind mounts](https://docs.docker.com/storage/bind-mou
 to access the inventory and SSH key in the container, like this:
 
 ```ShellSession
-git checkout v2.24.1
-docker pull quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:v2.24.1
+git checkout v2.25.0
+docker pull quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:v2.25.0
 docker run --rm -it --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)"/inventory/sample,dst=/inventory \
   --mount type=bind,source="${HOME}"/.ssh/id_rsa,dst=/root/.ssh/id_rsa \
-  quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:v2.24.1 bash
+  quay.io/kubespray/kubespray:v2.25.0 bash
 # Inside the container you may now run the kubespray playbooks:
 ansible-playbook -i /inventory/inventory.ini --private-key /root/.ssh/id_rsa cluster.yml
 ```
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- **Minimum required version of Kubernetes is v1.27**
+- **Minimum required version of Kubernetes is v1.28**
 - **Ansible v2.14+, 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/operations/offline-environment.md))
 - The target servers are configured to allow **IPv4 forwarding**.
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index da5a89a44..d67640320 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 namespace: kubernetes_sigs
 description: Deploy a production ready Kubernetes cluster
 name: kubespray
-version: 2.25.0
+version: 2.26.0
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - The Kubespray maintainers (https://kubernetes.slack.com/channels/kubespray)
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
index ee511ae6b..c1e41dfa9 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,15 @@ crictl_checksums:
   arm:
     v1.29.0: 0
     v1.28.0: 1ea267f3872f4b7f311963ab43ce6653ceeaf8727206c889b56587c95497e9dd
-    v1.27.1: ec24fb7e4d45b7f3f3df254b22333839f9bdbde585187a51c93d695abefbf147
-    v1.27.0: 0b6983195cc62bfc98de1f3fc2ee297a7274fb79ccabf413b8a20765f12d522a
   arm64:
     v1.29.0: 0b615cfa00c331fb9c4524f3d4058a61cc487b33a3436d1269e7832cf283f925
     v1.28.0: 06e9224e42bc5e23085751e93cccdac89f7930ba6f7a45b8f8fc70ef663c37c4
-    v1.27.1: 322bf64d12f9e5cd9540987d47446bf9b0545ceb1900ef93376418083ad88241
-    v1.27.0: 9317560069ded8e7bf8b9488fdb110d9e62f0fbc0e33ed09fe972768b47752bd
   amd64:
     v1.29.0: d16a1ffb3938f5a19d5c8f45d363bd091ef89c0bc4d44ad16b933eede32fdcbb
     v1.28.0: 8dc78774f7cbeaf787994d386eec663f0a3cf24de1ea4893598096cb39ef2508
-    v1.27.1: b70e8d7bde8ec6ab77c737b6c69be8cb518ce446365734c6db95f15c74a93ce8
-    v1.27.0: d335d6e16c309fbc3ff1a29a7e49bb253b5c9b4b030990bf7c6b48687f985cee
   ppc64le:
     v1.29.0: 2803a1865045077f29f798b9c569e1db7d44b5c329a546a0fd183e906925b99f
     v1.28.0: b70fb7bee5982aa1318ba25088319f1d0d1415567f1f76cd69011b8a14da4daf
-    v1.27.1: c408bb5e797bf02215acf9604c43007bd09cf69353cefa8f20f2c16ab1728a85
-    v1.27.0: 3e4301c2d4b561d861970004002fe15d49af907963de06c70d326f2af1f145e0
 crio_archive_checksums:
   arm:
     v1.29.2: 0
@@ -30,11 +22,6 @@ crio_archive_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 0
     v1.28.1: 0
     v1.28.0: 0
-    v1.27.4: 0
-    v1.27.3: 0
-    v1.27.2: 0
-    v1.27.1: 0
-    v1.27.0: 0
   arm64:
     v1.29.2: e2ddaeb9d46b6a39057e67f77f5840e79d2226839014d77eb6ef243b88761f7a
     v1.29.1: f7d7ca187b44ec490f4511e32f5a6bdf2d5ff14fb3dd1b452e330d7369e69c29
@@ -44,11 +31,6 @@ crio_archive_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 178bd67abae247d077168d9ff29c7abeae9b8427a6f9c33793b0ddb98ced2859
     v1.28.1: 98a96c6b6bdf20c60e1a7948847c28b57d9e6e47e396b2e405811ea2c24ab9dc
     v1.28.0: c8ea800244d9e4ce74af85126afadea2939cd6f7ddd152d0f09fafbf294ef1cc
-    v1.27.4: 70ad1b52880c9eb026937f24aba278c89e044a3c9dbc78bcafb06b932bb2a7d7
-    v1.27.3: 08b76309227a230a1ca06fd4f404ad8de18e6d8144b7c2c938879aadf22d3af4
-    v1.27.2: d436b6621ac9b1b228c9c99a012f43090eac427a50298704e8b3923d72105eb7
-    v1.27.1: ddf601e28dc22d878cdd34549402a236afaa47e0a08f39b09e65bab7034b1b97
-    v1.27.0: c6615360311bff7fdfe1933e8d5030a2e9926b7196c4e7a07fcb10e51a676272
   amd64:
     v1.29.2: 55e71ef1bceb1cd9490ec85fdbfc889d3f3a9dd2ef3b8954dcbcf33cb6609167
     v1.29.1: 127ca9f57c2a3ad44dde2e64e0ec94169886245dffb74c12e68eedc80756c260
@@ -58,11 +40,6 @@ crio_archive_checksums:
     v1.28.2: f3b82e7330bca2a8b833502c59f21ad26b9bdef7a5d98358293cea1ae62a796b
     v1.28.1: 63cee2e67e283e29d790caa52531bcca7bc59473fb73bde75f4fd8daa169d4bf
     v1.28.0: fa87497c12815766d18f332b38a4d823fa6ad6bb3d159e383a5557e6c912eb3b
-    v1.27.4: d09a4a2187f63abec13220459e08922e98b7d8740fbcd81cd20bf17a1dd44016
-    v1.27.3: ed4c125c2cb852afbce913b6dfe50755dc4d8cca92f9cea4f057260f19197e3b
-    v1.27.2: e3afc3382ea9f41f3e1a9f45ae735c1b6e7b79f48d5853c12d070354088e1244
-    v1.27.1: 23c0b26f9df65671f20c042466c0e6c543e16ba769bbf63aa26abef170f393ba
-    v1.27.0: 8f99db9aeea00299cb3f28ee61646472014cac91930e4c7551c9153f8f720093
   ppc64le:
     v1.29.2: 6577d1476124bcd6bcfd25419bb0d1dc01585dc6e8246a986a7769ad2af407fa
     v1.29.1: e26613e038d48271ad83877e5db5ad6f2116181d202495de849d378ab4a76062
@@ -72,11 +49,6 @@ crio_archive_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 319e413d513bcb649244333881830d2eaccfb2bb77553baf9be3fa6118a70209
     v1.28.1: 7d22ba73a04e6b64088f82b37c03f1c5891e7c0847eeabeaeb83597a87b85292
     v1.28.0: ffcb7cb90c0a616bf642ea02361d18007a227393f7348c4dfdcbc370d6fff98e
-    v1.27.4: 0
-    v1.27.3: 0
-    v1.27.2: 0
-    v1.27.1: 0
-    v1.27.0: 0
 # Checksum
 # Kubernetes versions above Kubespray's current target version are untested and should be used with caution.
 kubelet_checksums:
@@ -98,21 +70,6 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 0
     v1.28.1: 0
     v1.28.0: 0
-    v1.27.14: 0
-    v1.27.13: 0
-    v1.27.12: 0
-    v1.27.11: 0
-    v1.27.10: 0
-    v1.27.9: 0
-    v1.27.8: 0
-    v1.27.7: 0
-    v1.27.6: 0
-    v1.27.5: 0
-    v1.27.4: 0
-    v1.27.3: 0
-    v1.27.2: 0
-    v1.27.1: 0
-    v1.27.0: 0
   arm64:
     v1.29.5: 0d4328a3c67e4f0dbf270fa49343f3eab9316adde1a1bd2a857fa56876a9aff1
     v1.29.4: dc4bb6ea6cd35b024d63cc20d1c1800a9c695bd6f70411c57358d7c407513b00
@@ -131,21 +88,6 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 32269e9ec38c561d028b65c3048ea6a100e1292cbe9e505565222455c8096577
     v1.28.1: 9b7fa64b2785da4a38768377961e227f8da629c56a5df43ca1b665dd07b56f3c
     v1.28.0: 05dd12e35783cab4960e885ec0e7d0e461989b94297e7bea9018ccbd15c4dce9
-    v1.27.14: 31c97a723021ccc90a47a15ad1de1ffdf58ba109aea922eb359ad2fcb8e8ce4b
-    v1.27.13: d7bfb14d0b0fc2c41074baf02617cf98589fd029fb3539ea017825e36371f19c
-    v1.27.12: 0d7d2d25c8b909d6cec7c1c2a5bfe51428ec33eaa5e8b209c718b77983e9dcba
-    v1.27.11: e81987a864fb47afe14f65fa4e93760bc19c424335e0f0540c6c725b727ce22a
-    v1.27.10: 0edadc44ef36be8d8106cad9972360c0477540e2d8c0bbeb38fd97fd1d7801d5
-    v1.27.9: 8a14bc3739f5ca3b23d08301c2e769ee58c8d1cecb7243b46b1c098ae77effd7
-    v1.27.8: 71849182ceb018dc084f499ad28b7b1afb7f23e35ccaf8421941dd5dafef0d4c
-    v1.27.7: ed5bfa48ee64d5e6cf23ed9fc03ea0593021839429fdc1ea7cc2ebf3f11b6491
-    v1.27.6: be579ef4e8fa3e1de9d40a77e4d35d99e535a293f66bf3038cbea9cf803d11e5
-    v1.27.5: 4e78fafdeb5d61ab6ebcd6e75e968c47001c321bec169bb9bd9f001132de5321
-    v1.27.4: c75ad8e7c7ef05c0c021b21a9fe86e92f64db1e4c1bc84e1baf45d8dbb8ba8d1
-    v1.27.3: 2838fd55340d59f777d7bd7e5989fc72b7a0ca198cf4f3f723cd9956859ce942
-    v1.27.2: 810cd9a611e9f084e57c9ee466e33c324b2228d4249ff38c2588a0cc3224f10d
-    v1.27.1: dbb09d297d924575654db38ed2fc627e35913c2d4000c34613ac6de4995457d0
-    v1.27.0: 37aa2edc7c0c4b3e488518c6a4b44c8aade75a55010534ee2be291220c73d157
   amd64:
     v1.29.5: 261dc3f3c384d138835fe91a02071c642af94abb0cca56ebc04719240440944c
     v1.29.4: 58571f0ed62543a9bbac541e52c15d8385083113a463e23aec1341d0b5043939
@@ -164,21 +106,6 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 17edb866636f14eceaad58c56eab12af7ab3be3c78400aff9680635d927f1185
     v1.28.1: 2bc22332f44f8fcd3fce57879fd873f977949ebd261571fbae31fbb2713a5dd3
     v1.28.0: bfb6b977100963f2879a33e5fbaa59a5276ba829a957a6819c936e9c1465f981
-    v1.27.14: f28defa43f80f82ce909940c1b57b71cba1fcf0de6fc4723e798ef5c72376c28
-    v1.27.13: ed68df2a77f3057ab47f57eacb6e9310e91731e4f43c58a3c3b5c857d78d0080
-    v1.27.12: aae861a21913c274228ccdad1609b370e5198c9f4b39b8924b20a7ffe7f148e0
-    v1.27.11: 2ce92a5d8985b93bd8ffc4f5519cd79bf2f844590aa38228a3d809c5bf5986e0
-    v1.27.10: 25a34bf98bb8a296ea07f1ebbcb496b1e6b6c6da3247695288a7c99fc8c1be2c
-    v1.27.9: ede60eea3acbac3f35dbb23d7b148f45cf169ebbb20af102d3ce141fc0bac60c
-    v1.27.8: 2e0557b38c5b9a1263eed25a0b84d741453ed9c0c7bd916f80eadaf7edfb7784
-    v1.27.7: 236bc8bc22c52e914d3364c23e273628c63e193365b6a43b8cb013716c1cd2f5
-    v1.27.6: daa42f9b6f5e2176bbce0d24d89a05613000630bcddec1fafd2a8d42a523ce9d
-    v1.27.5: 66df07ab4f9d72028c97ec7e5eea23adc0ab62a209ba2285431456d7d75a5bb3
-    v1.27.4: 385f65878dc8b48df0f2bd369535ff273390518b5ac2cc1a1684d65619324704
-    v1.27.3: c0e18da6a55830cf4910ecd7261597c66ea3f8f58cf44d4adb6bdcb6e2e6f0bf
-    v1.27.2: a0d12afcab3b2836de4a427558d067bebdff040e9b306b0512c93d9d2a066579
-    v1.27.1: cb2845fff0ce41c400489393da73925d28fbee54cfeb7834cd4d11e622cbd3a7
-    v1.27.0: 0b4ed4fcd75d33f5dff3ba17776e6089847fc83064d3f7a3ad59a34e94e60a29
   ppc64le:
     v1.29.5: b0caa52184a3e89a7f529c776ebabd7d34aecad560614f787fe08cff777a43cb
     v1.29.4: 1ecc89b6f17df357835e3e56f553ec27f2aea69a5865dfb39cff77e6e70e6adb
@@ -197,21 +124,6 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 79f568ac700d29f88d669c6b6a09adb3b726bdd13c10aa0839cbc70b414372e5
     v1.28.1: 547fc76f0c1d78352fad841ebeacd387fe48750b2648565dfd49197621622fbb
     v1.28.0: 22de59965f2d220afa24bf04f4c6d6b65a4bb1cd80756c13381973b1ac3b4578
-    v1.27.14: dadfffb524b3c7e825c2742fb7723846eef4dfdf47c90e3bec90c0ca325b4b30
-    v1.27.13: c3e589e5ec1aabc1e9a0b2700a13ae9541dc8a678fbedad68b0fc82dee4fd866
-    v1.27.12: 9d6da53ca98e58b947ef0073feff96f03000c32efcee8af93716728b501d7290
-    v1.27.11: ce4dc48a61399038eff680b952386ed9be471c5af1e43dc461e0fb5339de9356
-    v1.27.10: c5014bed224347245fadec3d763846ec33ccd7a580d0c4ee19a45a948392f20c
-    v1.27.9: f270051c9b0f36da10a5d27011783be042edd396e8c729709c2396f29b72b6d2
-    v1.27.8: 2354fdb19b5018cabe43fde1979965686afd3c95b75531e678a0064c4a30b4e9
-    v1.27.7: 9154a7b5d5793fb8a05cba0d309ddfd975409d0e0686be19cf2feca172f06162
-    v1.27.6: 1001da3586a3f868c371aefde991af94ca780ec1599c8a969390ba105aaf9dcb
-    v1.27.5: 3c643564bf07753c1388096aef9125811800fd28aa6a5faf3bfb1cef0e1637eb
-    v1.27.4: 16c69a941f2b67fef35d84062626622d205f9e2375a8daf3410fb1a42fc6e9e7
-    v1.27.3: a8ea8f9e857d1140b569fff88d8d750dccaea0aa33d624befbb67f725b5340a0
-    v1.27.2: 3af92edd687f7932e7fce877944dfe5efa437bf5f171fc8331725c631a1a86ef
-    v1.27.1: 7a800b9539beaba0b5d6357070a40fb3c4d216c2ad6693b15f9b1307b1c99e1f
-    v1.27.0: 17c061a9f7919697ac71c151c19337f65b86f59f59441687ac92e977d851c75b
 kubectl_checksums:
   arm:
     v1.29.5: f3c83a9674098c5a4f27defed001934719f487897dd61db1992057e5ed103b3e
@@ -231,21 +143,6 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 6576aa70413ff00c593a07b549b8b9d9e5ef73c42bb39ab4af475e0fdb540613
     v1.28.1: eaa05dab1bffb8593d8e5caa612530ee5c914ee2be73429b7ce36c3becad893f
     v1.28.0: 372c4e7bbe98c7067c4b7820c4a440c931ad77f7cb83d3237b439ca3c14d3d37
-    v1.27.14: 75caa5e6845887a273a3bebc0f67994b8aaeaab65f5ecd4c2a7d1f9f5c14e3ee
-    v1.27.13: 8008a94f57e1aaa88097f4ac9ceae33d86e78bf0bf306a8c1942ab9adf7c5ea0
-    v1.27.12: eed221f15d1a00ca723afe690ca35ee5c74faa64fa7af432479686f4f26d3510
-    v1.27.11: 11586f333abaf2776e0d2f9e02c71ae5eeff3ad8e629815aa8bb7d7e9a406301
-    v1.27.10: 4d81649935ec127f9aa21954697f82e0796f61e8e6406fd058b3a8b80e858c8e
-    v1.27.9: 89b76aa415018377f2c5fc33fc4d45f4997cc63677336f1768ee8a11593515ce
-    v1.27.8: 2f2936f950beb3f08ee0e45fbf80d020163829b95aa11c99ec726ee1a922329c
-    v1.27.7: 2a387ade64cd4cf90f002ae8c0e6f60250d26d1ee2cce6051f559430a44352ea
-    v1.27.6: 3a34a38908a9d0f85dc531cc1c49061ceeaa2ab742382d891d9fc7bf8dc53b8c
-    v1.27.5: c5e8a02102a93c84413ce8a029f194049429d27ad559061de267d84020a4594b
-    v1.27.4: 4269133eca9abd29c0a31e15ede2837713635893f1763eccba4b27e66a45abfb
-    v1.27.3: 1d51a48a0497e47f4f4036687cd337c53d297ea5322e8395432879570379d82e
-    v1.27.2: 7792f5630543c0af84f444521ee6113da5ae00f2b50872d57324aa725a5341c5
-    v1.27.1: fe704e355bf2c5f69964cd12772687535a11a5e9ec0baf4f27e0a8fb156bc615
-    v1.27.0: 288470e3eb89a2f55273d753ce6674dfb00e732f2971428acb964810aa726188
   arm64:
     v1.29.5: 9ee9168def12ac6a6c0c6430e0f73175e756ed262db6040f8aa2121ad2c1f62e
     v1.29.4: 61537408eedcad064d7334384aed508a8aa1ea786311b87b505456a2e0535d36
@@ -264,21 +161,6 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.28.2: ea6d89b677a8d9df331a82139bb90d9968131530b94eab26cee561531eff4c53
     v1.28.1: 46954a604b784a8b0dc16754cfc3fa26aabca9fd4ffd109cd028bfba99d492f6
     v1.28.0: f5484bd9cac66b183c653abed30226b561f537d15346c605cc81d98095f1717c
-    v1.27.14: 29f3a1f520d929df38873c68dec73519c1e5e521140e01cf9d7701f7b5ffe4f3
-    v1.27.13: bfc6cb71041ebc0f048402988eccc107cfff2b866c864231c9ada05ab328e5bf
-    v1.27.12: bfc6cb71041ebc0f048402988eccc107cfff2b866c864231c9ada05ab328e5bf
-    v1.27.11: d30e1aa873e78eb376ddee3c785aa78c44eddc56ce2ef901dac1ce0c2c4f50b0
-    v1.27.10: 2e1996379d5a8b132e0606fcd3df3c8689e11882630b75cca3b7135126847871
-    v1.27.9: bda475539fdeda9d8a85a84b967af361af264d0826c121b23b0b62ee9b00cd2d
-    v1.27.8: 97ed6739e2803e63fd2d9de78be22d5ba6205bb63179a16ec773063526525a8e
-    v1.27.7: 61fc334f2c0290270e43fb8a1d4ff07e8cec5642d5a123eb7ab66a134b04ae83
-    v1.27.6: 7322a6f600de6d0d06cf333bdc24cd2a340bba12920b0c2385c97884c808c810
-    v1.27.5: 0158955c59c775165937918f910380ed7b52fca4a26fb41a369734e83aa44874
-    v1.27.4: 5178cbb51dcfff286c20bc847d64dd35cd5993b81a2e3609581377a520a6425d
-    v1.27.3: 7bb7fec4e28e0b50b603d64e47629e812408751bd1e0ce059b2fee83b0e3ff6f
-    v1.27.2: 1b0966692e398efe71fe59f913eaec44ffd4468cc1acd00bf91c29fa8ff8f578
-    v1.27.1: fd3cb8f16e6ed8aee9955b76e3027ac423b6d1cc7356867310d128082e2db916
-    v1.27.0: f8e09630211f2b7c6a8cc38835e7dea94708d401f5c84b23a37c70c604602ddc
   amd64:
     v1.29.5: 603c8681fc0d8609c851f9cc58bcf55eeb97e2934896e858d0232aa8d1138366
     v1.29.4: 10e343861c3cb0010161e703307ba907add2aeeeaffc6444779ad915f9889c88
@@ -297,21 +179,6 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.28.2: c922440b043e5de1afa3c1382f8c663a25f055978cbc6e8423493ec157579ec5
     v1.28.1: e7a7d6f9d06fab38b4128785aa80f65c54f6675a0d2abef655259ddd852274e1
     v1.28.0: 4717660fd1466ec72d59000bb1d9f5cdc91fac31d491043ca62b34398e0799ce
-    v1.27.14: 1d2431c68bb6dfa9de3cd40fd66d97a9ac73593c489f9467249eea43e9c16a1e
-    v1.27.13: e991f163197cbd85bbff22f656a74d48b69db5addfa43cc04cca0cf5328f57f1
-    v1.27.12: d639eda39be2dce42fbec21e038942ab5734541715e3ea5fb29c9ad76686bd7f
-    v1.27.11: 7ae327978a1edb43700070c86f5fd77215792c6b58a7ea70192647e0da848e29
-    v1.27.10: bfb219643c28d9842fceae51590776f06987835d93fc3cb9b0149c9111c741ac
-    v1.27.9: d0caae91072297b2915dd65f6ef3055d27646dce821ec67d18da35ba9a8dc85b
-    v1.27.8: 027b3161e99fa0a7fa529e8f17f73ee2c0807c81c721ca7cf307f6b41c17bc57
-    v1.27.7: e5fe510ba6f421958358d3d43b3f0b04c2957d4bc3bb24cf541719af61a06d79
-    v1.27.6: 2b7adb71c8630904da1b94e262c8c3c477e9609b3c0ed8ae1213a1e156ae38dd
-    v1.27.5: 9a091fb65e4cf4e8be3ce9a21c79210177dd7ce31a2998ec638c92f37f058bcd
-    v1.27.4: 4685bfcf732260f72fce58379e812e091557ef1dfc1bc8084226c7891dd6028f
-    v1.27.3: fba6c062e754a120bc8105cde1344de200452fe014a8759e06e4eec7ed258a09
-    v1.27.2: 4f38ee903f35b300d3b005a9c6bfb9a46a57f92e89ae602ef9c129b91dc6c5a5
-    v1.27.1: 7fe3a762d926fb068bae32c399880e946e8caf3d903078bea9b169dcd5c17f6d
-    v1.27.0: 71a78259d70da9c5540c4cf4cff121f443e863376f68f89a759d90cef3f51e87
   ppc64le:
     v1.29.5: 1d2635f6bd0218c53037c113171479e15e51b60823f7f1b93afb48ae1d9e5b09
     v1.29.4: 10a1a7e4423483a386ab1ab9237cda1e9d24423c2cf23b7fa514f533aa23ce87
@@ -330,21 +197,6 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 87cca30846fec99a4fbea122b21e938717b309631bd2220de52049fce30d2e81
     v1.28.1: 81b45c27abbdf2be6c5203dfccfd76ded1ac273f9f7672e6dcdf3440aa191324
     v1.28.0: 7a9dcb4c75b33b9dac497c1a756b1f12c7c63f86fc0f321452360fbe1a79ce0f
-    v1.27.14: 04e07e0f74f9890ce4e391476ca9404e30a09f541726c6ad9ab43e93fe672cf8
-    v1.27.13: 39341fa0aa075af4bf0dc0bc0ce4ee628b0301a8ecd18a6277abf4e4cb6c4e5d
-    v1.27.12: d08c112cba1a2244fa04f6ead792aad37170f828ec2301301256df25fc6ebe59
-    v1.27.11: af736cbdb7ae42e696fa3543e483726c1728c95039b9520797511965caca56b6
-    v1.27.10: 445928336932248cb104d99919e659696afa60f8dd8513821f92775e893d0dcb
-    v1.27.9: 2464d947370b8902e1245b0a75a4ecf55fe2aeee5bc87f2add7da00b73535a59
-    v1.27.8: e25a09dea99192ff43ee13af61bfadd7c79eb538dc8e85376b6c590b4d471204
-    v1.27.7: a60da56f856bc5b224f0be71b03443d5a0fb69424f31cd86f069cc79c13b2870
-    v1.27.6: f3ed7752a20dbae271eeff9e9d109381e3ed6772853b5c84dc8a7476bbad847c
-    v1.27.5: 7ab5fe6eb51bd267b3156ef6e18f9e264e6c7c26ec0dafc2f55edcf3164bac99
-    v1.27.4: dee25e38897b16ed9009ddcfd96b6635ab3097a051573c6c444209dc27e8ada5
-    v1.27.3: b2da3d262e61ffc3e70511977a933b344b18efa5c238bfa388438bc321bc5e11
-    v1.27.2: efee037a276f72c77cc230194d7dadf943a5778be46b7985edeb414d27894266
-    v1.27.1: 440bcfd9611319f3d9e5d4fa4cdee2421cdf80c01fad223934d9a9b640673d75
-    v1.27.0: daa9f1d4fe3f217de2546bca4ac14601f34b34a25c1f571f1e44eb313aee1385
 kubeadm_checksums:
   arm:
     v1.29.5: 0
@@ -364,21 +216,6 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 0
     v1.28.1: 0
     v1.28.0: 0
-    v1.27.14: 0
-    v1.27.13: 0
-    v1.27.12: 0
-    v1.27.11: 0
-    v1.27.10: 0
-    v1.27.9: 0
-    v1.27.8: 0
-    v1.27.7: 0
-    v1.27.6: 0
-    v1.27.5: 0
-    v1.27.4: 0
-    v1.27.3: 0
-    v1.27.2: 0
-    v1.27.1: 0
-    v1.27.0: 0
   arm64:
     v1.29.5: d4db8c514f2764edc039462c218dbcd316577f76f21b209b76e9a4b1f08e3100
     v1.29.4: 438287a91e08cbefecab79be8ac893a935c3dbf6e87bea895fb99f2bc38cf06e
@@ -397,21 +234,6 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 010789a94cf512d918ec4a3ef8ec734dea0061d89a8293059ef9101ca1bf6bff
     v1.28.1: 7d2f68917470a5d66bd2a7d62897f59cb4afaeffb2f26c028afa119acd8c3fc8
     v1.28.0: b9b473d2d9136559b19eb465006af77df45c09862cd7ce6673a33aae517ff5ab
-    v1.27.14: cb840eb83404047cdafec0b15054023c90a47491b56d2dceba1050040f37cc7e
-    v1.27.13: f334ba0612fada50e98a7ea56b686b35c22f0e3243ec2210f2a6a87e841a139f
-    v1.27.12: e74d47c14b5a251cff961dcce92cd632abcfd0fba4a07e78f0a5a5b2796e4b84
-    v1.27.11: b8452d6c3f1331beb3d5fa42466a9bc96638a76c40980dba9822300f230c0858
-    v1.27.10: ed0447155a7e967ae23480b06b31b2c0aaa871e7c59dfd82ae25b03a1eccf6e6
-    v1.27.9: d3d022842b0b8e4661222e8873249f5acafdbef52fd1bfb98152a582352b3c40
-    v1.27.8: 0d0f5b2781d663d314e785d14361aa5a09cfaf6e1694aa3cc731f4f06342ec13
-    v1.27.7: 46d7c43532233906919a53ee0e03ab04ab9e08514392d17a86f058e0364cda4b
-    v1.27.6: faec35315203913b835e9b789d89001a05e072943c960bcf4de1e331d08e10c8
-    v1.27.5: 3023ef1d2eff885af860e13c8b9fcdb857d259728f16bf992d59c2be522cec82
-    v1.27.4: b4ede8a18ef3d1cfa61e6fbca8fcab02f8eee3d0770d2329490fa7be90a4cae4
-    v1.27.3: 495e2193ed779d25584b4b532796c2270df0f7139ef15fb89dc7980603615ef4
-    v1.27.2: 8f01f363f7c7f92de2f2276124a895503cdc5a60ff549440170880f296b087eb
-    v1.27.1: 024a59cd6fc76784b597c0c1cf300526e856e8c9fefa5fa7948158929b739551
-    v1.27.0: acd805c6783b678ee0068b9dd8165bbfd879c345fd9c25d6a978dbc965f48544
   amd64:
     v1.29.5: e424dcdbe661314b6ca1fcc94726eb554bc3f4392b060b9626f9df8d7d44d42c
     v1.29.4: ea20ab064f716ab7f69a36d72df340257b31c9721ea86e1cf9d70b35999ddeea
@@ -430,21 +252,6 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.28.2: 6a4808230661c69431143db2e200ea2d021c7f1b1085e6353583075471310d00
     v1.28.1: 6134dbc92dcb83c3bae1a8030f7bb391419b5d13ea94badd3a79b7ece75b2736
     v1.28.0: 12ea68bfef0377ccedc1a7c98a05ea76907decbcf1e1ec858a60a7b9b73211bb
-    v1.27.14: 1ce264643e521494e111b1c9ee59694a54d1f2464bbac3a7a531324ffeae0182
-    v1.27.13: b88c30b7067f095b7fa02c5560cc50d6e69a5a9fecc606ef477dc7efc86453b9
-    v1.27.12: 06ee36cc80cfdfc01c937d750783d3ca6169a3da76382c7af3dd172d9f6bfa4e
-    v1.27.11: 31bf446a712fb08190838c35d1f4c93b0f975708c59634a5dc3d8915a241c83e
-    v1.27.10: 23985e958443ac1aabdbeeedc675358abc0638eb580707829fd42b0996a0aae5
-    v1.27.9: 78dddac376fa2f04116022cb44ed39ccb9cb0104e05c5b21b220d5151e5c0f86
-    v1.27.8: f8864769b8b2d7a14f53eb983f23317ff14d68ab76aba71e9de17ce84c38d4eb
-    v1.27.7: bc589219a003b3b94c114e4bcf20549a02657a0c6e5c73f588b37817148892d2
-    v1.27.6: 2bcdd68957ec25d0689bb56f32b4ec86e38463d2691d5ea21cd109c7afa3aa7c
-    v1.27.5: 35df8efa6e1bc864ed3c48a665caed634a5c46cfd7f41cda5ad66defdfddb2aa
-    v1.27.4: 7be21d6fb3707fbbe8f0db0403db6234c8af773b941f931bf8248759ee988bcd
-    v1.27.3: 2cd663f25c2490bd614a6c0ad9089a47ef315caf0dbdf78efd787d5653b1c6e3
-    v1.27.2: 95c4bfb7929900506a42de4d92280f06efe6b47e0a32cbc1f5a1ed737592977a
-    v1.27.1: c7d32d698e99b90f877025104cb4a9f3f8c707e99e6817940f260135b6d1ad0a
-    v1.27.0: 78d0e04705a7bdb76a514d60f60c073b16334b15f57ee87f064354ca8a233e80
   ppc64le:
     v1.29.5: 05c92f52d75268f0aaff5056e0d6b3e03002b2d17432360750100ada9b2c381b
     v1.29.4: ec47a2dbe1969b9513b0313b5b07b72a870e5da54864d9c8391ec5e857404659
@@ -463,21 +270,6 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.28.2: fdc28482a4316c84d61b0997c29c4d4c7b11459af9c654fdee3b4a3031f0fcb7
     v1.28.1: 73e06f2b614ed5665951f7c059e225a7b0b31319c64a3f57e146fbe7a77fe54e
     v1.28.0: 146fe9194486e46accd5054fa93939f9608fdbeefefc4bc68e4c40fb4a84ccc9
-    v1.27.14: 9eb15d0db3ade2b1fa3035ed1cb2cfb6f00cc090451d4457bcf08edbcca3616e
-    v1.27.13: 2b5812317f2afaabb14c84a32b8b0dc43c447afa994d0a4c02a8ea4e6bea05db
-    v1.27.12: 6be7ae703299b3c2788ca5e689973d659038a6edc8dde68d7fc966fa539cba0f
-    v1.27.11: b7da90f29cae799d96e47aadb1f20b567fbded09d3d5ddcb88d3378098c6a1f3
-    v1.27.10: c928ad330bae724b1ef9775e07285408727513a024e3d86e3d72e05768859db8
-    v1.27.9: 92da9084fa9f8b8b55436b61ec3c697ef951b0b0416a3b3a7f0dd0e5e4d8cd88
-    v1.27.8: d65b972cd661cb28972f0df731f9e5b65d959920275bad5ef44ff94d3bb8331d
-    v1.27.7: 6a95a8fb5560a6698d895b2a809485ace0cf5b8c6fb89c843ab20cf89d8b11ad
-    v1.27.6: f2b53fdcd0a71390e84d16facbcd7a581f1309cb8bd0501f9508ebefe5a3498c
-    v1.27.5: 3df86ca5de57a6c6b4043be3c050ed9ed39a50720364b399e12e9e52e87e377b
-    v1.27.4: 1635ba4269daf422be112ae8c3954332e69c2b1e50ecd285343f1f2d65955de8
-    v1.27.3: 3f174f096a5aaa62fe0298e9a16b3af9031cb1d2a29fc3823f80f9a2144d5fd4
-    v1.27.2: 412bccd310f4976201d359f0637745944944c0fb2ace315e5e07b180445530c7
-    v1.27.1: d4c46dcc3d210b6eae0b8c34b3ece9f24b1bb2697175615c451db717a99430fb
-    v1.27.0: cf2860aef800496fee0d9fd8722bd7d17c6609e32d87ca380127151f2ce02bb0
 etcd_binary_checksums:
   arm:
     v3.5.12: 0
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index d75e090b2..df72f8e8b 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -135,32 +135,27 @@ kube_major_version: "{{ kube_version | regex_replace('^v([0-9])+\\.([0-9]+)\\.[0
 pod_infra_supported_versions:
   v1.29: "3.9"
   v1.28: "3.9"
-  v1.27: "3.9"
 pod_infra_version: "{{ pod_infra_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 etcd_supported_versions:
   v1.29: "v3.5.12"
   v1.28: "v3.5.12"
-  v1.27: "v3.5.12"
 etcd_version: "{{ etcd_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 crictl_supported_versions:
   v1.29: "v1.29.0"
   v1.28: "v1.28.0"
-  v1.27: "v1.27.1"
 crictl_version: "{{ crictl_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 crio_supported_versions:
   v1.29: v1.29.1
   v1.28: v1.28.4
-  v1.27: v1.27.4
 crio_version: "{{ crio_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 # Scheduler plugins doesn't build for K8s 1.29 yet
 scheduler_plugins_supported_versions:
   v1.29: 0
   v1.28: v0.28.9
-  v1.27: v0.27.8
 scheduler_plugins_version: "{{ scheduler_plugins_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 yq_version: "v4.42.1"
@@ -364,7 +359,6 @@ csi_livenessprobe_image_tag: "v2.5.0"
 snapshot_controller_supported_versions:
   v1.29: "v7.0.2"
   v1.28: "v7.0.2"
-  v1.27: "v7.0.2"
 snapshot_controller_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}/sig-storage/snapshot-controller"
 snapshot_controller_image_tag: "{{ snapshot_controller_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
index 5a7847783..0b23bd91d 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ kubelet_swap_behavior: LimitedSwap
 kube_version: v1.29.5
 
 ## The minimum version working
-kube_version_min_required: v1.27.0
+kube_version_min_required: v1.28.0
 
 ## Kube Proxy mode One of ['iptables', 'ipvs']
 kube_proxy_mode: ipvs