diff --git a/tests/e2e/dualstack/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/dualstack/Vagrantfile
index 18d22c4e88..97a73651f7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dualstack/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/dualstack/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0" ])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/dualstack/dualstack_test.go b/tests/e2e/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
index 11b4e49ecc..f6019e0638 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var hardened = flag.Bool("hardened", false, "true or false")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/embeddedmirror/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/embeddedmirror/Vagrantfile
index ab8750ebdd..05acde5b6e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/embeddedmirror/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/embeddedmirror/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "agent-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/embeddedmirror/embeddedmirror_test.go b/tests/e2e/embeddedmirror/embeddedmirror_test.go
index f91aa2043c..c054ac5025 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/embeddedmirror/embeddedmirror_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/embeddedmirror/embeddedmirror_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Valid nodeOS:
-// generic/ubuntu2204, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
+// generic/ubuntu2310, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
 // opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/externalip/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/externalip/Vagrantfile
index 54ddf4483a..e08de87309 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/externalip/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/externalip/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "agent-0" ])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/externalip/externalip_test.go b/tests/e2e/externalip/externalip_test.go
index 948c4f387b..47e15530b1 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/externalip/externalip_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/externalip/externalip_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var hardened = flag.Bool("hardened", false, "true or false")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/privateregistry/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/privateregistry/Vagrantfile
index 15d6c1c1a3..c3f85ccd47 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/privateregistry/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/privateregistry/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "agent-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/privateregistry/privateregistry_test.go b/tests/e2e/privateregistry/privateregistry_test.go
index e3dbd1a1de..5c65807a95 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/privateregistry/privateregistry_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/privateregistry/privateregistry_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Valid nodeOS:
-// generic/ubuntu2204, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
+// generic/ubuntu2310, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
 // opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/rootless/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/rootless/Vagrantfile
index 12f86c3e9d..8678c100f2 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/rootless/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/rootless/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||  ["server-0"])
-NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||  ['generic/ubuntu2204'])
+NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||  ['generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/rootless/rootless_test.go b/tests/e2e/rootless/rootless_test.go
index d0eebd7a53..6528130ea4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/rootless/rootless_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/rootless/rootless_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 
 // Rootless is only valid on a single node, but requires node/kernel configuration, requiring a E2E test environment.
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
 var local = flag.Bool("local", false, "deploy a locally built K3s binary")
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/rotateca/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/rotateca/Vagrantfile
index 0dd3764f3a..1c13adc362 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/rotateca/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/rotateca/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/rotateca/rotateca_test.go b/tests/e2e/rotateca/rotateca_test.go
index 35db8358fd..9bf0f1430b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/rotateca/rotateca_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/rotateca/rotateca_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/s3/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/s3/Vagrantfile
index d59f239dd1..c1746cf751 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/s3/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/s3/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/s3/s3_test.go b/tests/e2e/s3/s3_test.go
index 4b08faf8e5..2f0dcdb537 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/s3/s3_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/s3/s3_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Valid nodeOS:
-// generic/ubuntu2204, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
+// generic/ubuntu2310, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
 // opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
 var local = flag.Bool("local", false, "deploy a locally built K3s binary")
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/scripts/run_tests.sh b/tests/e2e/scripts/run_tests.sh
index 25bdcf2833..87238ac695 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-nodeOS=${1:-"generic/ubuntu2204"}
+nodeOS=${1:-"generic/ubuntu2310"}
 servercount=${2:-3}
 agentcount=${3:-1}
 db=${4:-"etcd"}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/Vagrantfile
index 0afecfbf17..c5b347c95d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
index 862dbf852f..992deba77e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption/secretsencryption_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 // This test is desigened for the new secrets-encrypt rotate-keys command,
 // Added in v1.28.0+k3s1
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var hardened = flag.Bool("hardened", false, "true or false")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/Vagrantfile
index b7eb9f7798..27f00b3730 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/secretsencryption_test.go b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/secretsencryption_test.go
index c64d133e9f..7b6167cf03 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/secretsencryption_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/secretsencryption_old/secretsencryption_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var hardened = flag.Bool("hardened", false, "true or false")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/snapshotrestore/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/snapshotrestore/Vagrantfile
index 21da25ecd9..4a6b97a8ee 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/snapshotrestore/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/snapshotrestore/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0", "agent-1"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/snapshotrestore/snapshotrestore_test.go b/tests/e2e/snapshotrestore/snapshotrestore_test.go
index c1ece20a8e..a5ce53a2da 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/snapshotrestore/snapshotrestore_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/snapshotrestore/snapshotrestore_test.go
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Valid nodeOS:
-// generic/ubuntu2204, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
+// generic/ubuntu2310, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
 // opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
 
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var hardened = flag.Bool("hardened", false, "true or false")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/splitserver/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/splitserver/Vagrantfile
index c6c8671a64..65b58ed21c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/splitserver/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/splitserver/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-etcd-0", "server-etcd-1", "server-etcd-2", "server-cp-0", "server-cp-1", "agent-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 NODE_CPUS = (ENV['E2E_NODE_CPUS'] || 2).to_i
diff --git a/tests/e2e/splitserver/splitserver_test.go b/tests/e2e/splitserver/splitserver_test.go
index 9fb80e9180..340808cdcf 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/splitserver/splitserver_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/splitserver/splitserver_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var etcdCount = flag.Int("etcdCount", 3, "number of server nodes only deploying etcd")
 var controlPlaneCount = flag.Int("controlPlaneCount", 1, "number of server nodes acting as control plane")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/startup/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/startup/Vagrantfile
index 2e37eaf441..113912efc0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/startup/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/startup/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "agent-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/startup/startup_test.go b/tests/e2e/startup/startup_test.go
index ac6c5bd9f5..2dac851788 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/startup/startup_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/startup/startup_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
 var local = flag.Bool("local", false, "deploy a locally built K3s binary")
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tailscale/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/tailscale/Vagrantfile
index 2bf8430a75..62c2411931 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tailscale/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/tailscale/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "agent-0" ])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tailscale/tailscale_test.go b/tests/e2e/tailscale/tailscale_test.go
index 91b89b6e91..9314cdef4e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tailscale/tailscale_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/tailscale/tailscale_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 1, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/token/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/token/Vagrantfile
index b137c1239b..6ee8f96843 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/token/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/token/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0", "agent-1"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/token/token_test.go b/tests/e2e/token/token_test.go
index fe117a0060..fb82037006 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/token/token_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/token/token_test.go
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Valid nodeOS:
-// generic/ubuntu2204, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8, opensuse/Leap-15.5.x86_64
+// generic/ubuntu2310, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8, opensuse/Leap-15.5.x86_64
 
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 2, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/Vagrantfile
index 94f95d8978..9282b99ad9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0", "agent-1"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 RELEASE_CHANNEL = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_CHANNEL'] || "latest")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 EXTERNAL_DB = (ENV['E2E_EXTERNAL_DB'] || "etcd")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/upgradecluster_test.go b/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/upgradecluster_test.go
index dfea74ec84..c3516a8fa2 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/upgradecluster_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/upgradecluster/upgradecluster_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Valid nodeOS:
-// generic/ubuntu2204, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8
+// generic/ubuntu2310, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8
 // opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 2, "number of agent nodes")
 var hardened = flag.Bool("hardened", false, "true or false")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/validatecluster/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/validatecluster/Vagrantfile
index e6821184b0..b5ae45ae0c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/validatecluster/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/validatecluster/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0", "server-1", "server-2", "agent-0", "agent-1"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204', 'generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310', 'generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 EXTERNAL_DB = (ENV['E2E_EXTERNAL_DB'] || "etcd")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/validatecluster/validatecluster_test.go b/tests/e2e/validatecluster/validatecluster_test.go
index 486af3cee4..c9817990ce 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/validatecluster/validatecluster_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/validatecluster/validatecluster_test.go
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Valid nodeOS:
-// generic/ubuntu2204, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
+// generic/ubuntu2310, generic/centos7, generic/rocky8,
 // opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 3, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 2, "number of agent nodes")
 var hardened = flag.Bool("hardened", false, "true or false")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/wasm/Vagrantfile b/tests/e2e/wasm/Vagrantfile
index fac00c9a03..cbd9dc39a5 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/wasm/Vagrantfile
+++ b/tests/e2e/wasm/Vagrantfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PARALLEL'] = 'no'
 NODE_ROLES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_ROLES'] ||
   ["server-0"])
 NODE_BOXES = (ENV['E2E_NODE_BOXES'] ||
-  ['generic/ubuntu2204'])
+  ['generic/ubuntu2310'])
 GITHUB_BRANCH = (ENV['E2E_GITHUB_BRANCH'] || "master")
 RELEASE_VERSION = (ENV['E2E_RELEASE_VERSION'] || "")
 GOCOVER = (ENV['E2E_GOCOVER'] || "")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/wasm/wasm_test.go b/tests/e2e/wasm/wasm_test.go
index 832ec54bf7..5ae8452529 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/wasm/wasm_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/wasm/wasm_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
-// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2204, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
-var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2204", "VM operating system")
+// Valid nodeOS: generic/ubuntu2310, opensuse/Leap-15.3.x86_64
+var nodeOS = flag.String("nodeOS", "generic/ubuntu2310", "VM operating system")
 var serverCount = flag.Int("serverCount", 1, "number of server nodes")
 var agentCount = flag.Int("agentCount", 0, "number of agent nodes")
 var ci = flag.Bool("ci", false, "running on CI")