diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-airgap-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-airgap-matrix.yaml
index 20c86a76b..d9057d3d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-airgap-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-airgap-matrix.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest","alpha"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-downgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-downgrade-matrix.yaml
index b66fb829b..d77837a84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-downgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-downgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         cluster_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.cluster_type || '"", "hardened"')) }}
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
       credentials: ${{ secrets.GCP_CREDENTIALS }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-full-backup-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-full-backup-matrix.yaml
index 1d0ce6078..4707570fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-full-backup-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-full-backup-matrix.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
 #       rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest","latest/devel/2.8","latest/devel/2.9"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-ibs_stable.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-ibs_stable.yaml
index 614ba00e7..c20dfc47b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-ibs_stable.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-ibs_stable.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-matrix.yaml
index 118dfd3fd..c8e02b810 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-matrix.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -47,23 +47,23 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         ca_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.ca_type || '"selfsigned","private"')) }}
         cluster_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.cluster_type || '""')) }}
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest","latest/devel/2.8","latest/devel/2.9"')) }}
         reset: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.reset || 'false')) }}
         sequential: [ false ]
         include:
           - ca_type: selfsigned
             cluster_type: ""
-            k8s_downstream_version: v1.27.13+k3s1
-            k8s_upstream_version: v1.27.13+k3s1
+            k8s_downstream_version: v1.30.4+k3s1
+            k8s_upstream_version: v1.30.4+k3s1
             rancher_version: stable/latest
             reset: true
             sequential: true
           - ca_type: private
             cluster_type: hardened
-            k8s_downstream_version: v1.27.13+k3s1
-            k8s_upstream_version: v1.27.13+k3s1
+            k8s_downstream_version: v1.30.4+k3s1
+            k8s_upstream_version: v1.30.4+k3s1
             rancher_version: stable/latest
             reset: true
             sequential: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-obs_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-obs_dev.yaml
index b4bdf473a..d1ef1ecd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-obs_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-obs_dev.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-obs_staging.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-obs_staging.yaml
index d89f4a403..490497fd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-obs_staging.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-obs_staging.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-scalability-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-scalability-matrix.yaml
index 3b433236f..752f09317 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-scalability-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-scalability-matrix.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-selinux-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-selinux-matrix.yaml
index 01a0764fb..995fbf86d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-selinux-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-selinux-matrix.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         ca_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.ca_type || '"selfsigned"')) }}
         cluster_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.cluster_type || '"","hardened"')) }}
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest"')) }}
         reset: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.reset || 'true')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
index bdb879f69..89f0b1771 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         cluster_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.cluster_type || '"", "hardened"')) }}
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_upgrade: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"latest/devel/2.8"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-multicluster-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-multicluster-matrix.yaml
index 4da1b9096..00c9309e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-multicluster-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-multicluster-matrix.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
index dc8ad64c8..1c32df278 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       operator_repo:
         description: Operator version to use for initial deployment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-workflow.yaml
index 5e564de09..a6a0027d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-obs-manual-workflow.yaml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       operator_repo:
         description: Elemental operator repository to use
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-regression-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-regression-matrix.yaml
index 8a5b4c8fc..acaba49b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-regression-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-regression-matrix.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.28.11+k3s2"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.25.16+k3s4","v1.26.15+k3s1","v1.27.14+k3s1","v1.28.10+k3s1","v1.25.16+rke2r1","v1.26.15+rke2r1","v1.27.14+rke2r1","v1.28.10+rke2r1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.28.11+k3s2"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.16+k3s1","v1.28.13+k3s1","v1.29.8+k3s1","v1.30.4+k3s1","v1.27.16+rke2r2","v1.28.13+rke2r1","v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
       credentials: ${{ secrets.GCP_CREDENTIALS }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-ibs_stable.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-ibs_stable.yaml
index cb0119016..cf305f3bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-ibs_stable.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-ibs_stable.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-matrix.yaml
index d9cad6d89..fd37d7add 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-matrix.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -47,23 +47,23 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         ca_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.ca_type || '"selfsigned","private"')) }}
         cluster_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.cluster_type || '""')) }}
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"prime/latest","latest/devel/2.8","latest/devel/2.9"')) }}
         reset: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.reset || 'false')) }}
         sequential: [ false ]
         include:
           - ca_type: selfsigned
             cluster_type: ""
-            k8s_downstream_version: v1.27.13+rke2r1
-            k8s_upstream_version: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+            k8s_downstream_version: v1.30.4+rke2r1
+            k8s_upstream_version: v1.30.4+rke2r1
             rancher_version: prime/latest
             reset: true
             sequential: true
           - ca_type: private
             cluster_type: hardened
-            k8s_downstream_version: v1.27.13+rke2r1
-            k8s_upstream_version: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+            k8s_downstream_version: v1.30.4+rke2r1
+            k8s_upstream_version: v1.30.4+rke2r1
             rancher_version: prime/latest
             reset: true
             sequential: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-obs_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-obs_dev.yaml
index 23643d471..b143ff313 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-obs_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-obs_dev.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-obs_staging.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-obs_staging.yaml
index 30968be1b..ab0efd148 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-obs_staging.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-obs_staging.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
index 4141f674c..23b32ab49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         cluster_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.cluster_type || '"", "hardened"')) }}
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
         rancher_upgrade: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"latest/devel/2.8"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-rm-head-2.7-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli-rm-head-2.7-matrix.yaml
index 9619ee822..d35fd7ccd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-rm-head-2.7-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-rm-head-2.7-matrix.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
@@ -47,23 +47,23 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         ca_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.ca_type || '"selfsigned","private"')) }}
         cluster_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.cluster_type || '""')) }}
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1","v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1","v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1","v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1","v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"latest/devel/2.7"')) }}
         reset: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.reset || 'false')) }}
         sequential: [ false ]
         include:
           - ca_type: selfsigned
             cluster_type: ""
-            k8s_downstream_version: v1.27.13+k3s1
-            k8s_upstream_version: v1.27.13+k3s1
+            k8s_downstream_version: v1.30.4+k3s1
+            k8s_upstream_version: v1.30.4+k3s1
             rancher_version: latest/devel/2.7
             reset: true
             sequential: true
           - ca_type: private
             cluster_type: hardened
-            k8s_downstream_version: v1.27.13+k3s1
-            k8s_upstream_version: v1.27.13+k3s1
+            k8s_downstream_version: v1.30.4+k3s1
+            k8s_upstream_version: v1.30.4+k3s1
             rancher_version: latest/devel/2.7
             reset: true
             sequential: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-ibs_stable.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-ibs_stable.yaml
index afc38c3f0..3937e129a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-ibs_stable.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-ibs_stable.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-matrix.yaml
index f88ae0bf5..7aec0fa7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-matrix.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest","latest/devel/2.8","latest/devel/2.9"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-obs_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-obs_dev.yaml
index 2df650c3b..bf33aa526 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-obs_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-obs_dev.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-obs_staging.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-obs_staging.yaml
index 2f0d2b6e8..db1654c28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-obs_staging.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-obs_staging.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
index 2bd33ccc2..1d6f834e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-k3s-upgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"stable/latest","latest/devel/2.8","latest/devel/2.9"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-marketplace-upgrade-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-marketplace-upgrade-workflow.yaml
index a079bc68a..48162aa04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-marketplace-upgrade-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-marketplace-upgrade-workflow.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       os_version_install:
         description: OS version to install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-marketplace-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-marketplace-workflow.yaml
index 654d757b6..fbd9317cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-marketplace-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-marketplace-workflow.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       operator_repo:
         description: Elemental operator repository to use
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
index bceea9731..e3e0d2d49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-obs-manual-upgrade-workflow.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-obs-manual-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-obs-manual-workflow.yaml
index cd42d77f6..55601b4e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-obs-manual-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-obs-manual-workflow.yaml
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+k3s1
+        default: v1.30.4+k3s1
         type: string
       operator_repo:
         description: Elemental operator repository to use
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-ibs_stable.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-ibs_stable.yaml
index e253e0fbd..fee1e384b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-ibs_stable.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-ibs_stable.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-matrix.yaml
index 6bb60adc2..1bd141aa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-matrix.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"'
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"prime/latest","latest/devel/2.8","latest/devel/2.9"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-obs_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-obs_dev.yaml
index 9560dad7d..a9ad89796 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-obs_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-obs_dev.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-obs_staging.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-obs_staging.yaml
index 7e25d2e65..b27856b3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-obs_staging.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-obs_staging.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
         type: string
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: v1.27.13+rke2r1
+        default: v1.30.4+rke2r1
         type: string
       qase_run_id:
         description: Qase run ID where the results will be reported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
index 4bb14c8b3..92da14395 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-rke2-upgrade-matrix.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"'
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"prime/latest","latest/devel/2.8","latest/devel/2.9"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-rm-head-2.7-matrix.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-rm-head-2.7-matrix.yaml
index 0c36d1789..7e641cfe1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-rm-head-2.7-matrix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-rm-head-2.7-matrix.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       k8s_downstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster downstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       k8s_upstream_version:
         description: Rancher cluster upstream version to use
-        default: '"v1.27.13+k3s1"'
+        default: '"v1.30.4+k3s1"'
         type: string
       proxy:
         description: Deploy a proxy (none/rancher/elemental)
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         boot_type: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.boot_type || '"iso","raw"')) }}
-        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1","v1.27.13+rke2r1"')) }}
-        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.27.13+k3s1"')) }}
+        k8s_downstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_downstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1","v1.30.4+rke2r1"')) }}
+        k8s_upstream_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.k8s_upstream_version || '"v1.30.4+k3s1"')) }}
         rancher_version: ${{ fromJSON(format('[{0}]', inputs.rancher_version || '"latest/devel/2.7"')) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/master_e2e.yaml
     secrets: