diff --git a/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/kubevirt/kubevirt-periodics.yaml b/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/kubevirt/kubevirt-periodics.yaml
index e89e131b0c..512a178f2b 100644
--- a/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/kubevirt/kubevirt-periodics.yaml
+++ b/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/kubevirt/kubevirt-periodics.yaml
@@ -761,7 +761,9 @@ periodics:
       - automation/test.sh
       env:
       - name: TARGET
-        value: kind-1.28-wg-arm64
+        value: kind-1.31-wg-arm64
+      - name: KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER
+        value: kind-1.31
       - name: KUBEVIRT_NUM_NODES
         value: "1"
       image: quay.io/kubevirtci/bootstrap:v20241213-57bd934
diff --git a/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/kubevirt/kubevirt-presubmits.yaml b/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/kubevirt/kubevirt-presubmits.yaml
index 1514e76b4c..3223154b6c 100644
--- a/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/kubevirt/kubevirt-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/kubevirt/kubevirt-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ presubmits:
           automation/test.sh
         env:
         - name: TARGET
-          value: kind-1.28-wg-arm64
+          value: kind-1.31-wg-arm64
         - name: KUBEVIRT_NUM_NODES
           value: "1"
         image: quay.io/kubevirtci/bootstrap:v20241213-57bd934
@@ -1067,9 +1067,9 @@ presubmits:
           automation/conformance.sh
         env:
         - name: TARGET
-          value: kind-1.28
+          value: kind-1.31
         - name: KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER
-          value: kind-1.28
+          value: kind-1.31
         - name: KUBEVIRT_NUM_NODES
           value: "3"
         - name: IPFAMILY