diff --git a/hack/toolchain.sh b/hack/toolchain.sh
index 05a9690d1..b28f2c9f7 100755
--- a/hack/toolchain.sh
+++ b/hack/toolchain.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-K8S_VERSION="${K8S_VERSION:="1.30.x"}"
+K8S_VERSION="${K8S_VERSION:="1.29.x"}"
 KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="/usr/local/kubebuilder/bin"
 
 main() {