diff --git a/github-actions/kind/action.yml b/github-actions/kind/action.yml
index 7cd772f..2b68b85 100644
--- a/github-actions/kind/action.yml
+++ b/github-actions/kind/action.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Install Ingress controller
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        VERSION=controller-v1.6.4
+        VERSION=controller-v1.9.6
         echo "Deploying Ingress controller into KinD cluster"
         curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/"${VERSION}"/deploy/static/provider/kind/deploy.yaml | sed "s/--publish-status-address=localhost/--report-node-internal-ip-address\\n        - --status-update-interval=10/g" | kubectl apply -f -
         kubectl annotate ingressclass nginx "ingressclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class=true"