diff --git a/.github/workflows/push_pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/push_pr.yaml
index 72de1d2a..71ccdd50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push_pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push_pr.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   HELM_VERSION: v3.10.1
-  KIND_VERSION: v0.17.0
+  KIND_VERSION: v0.20.0
 
 jobs:
   # Job to run change detection
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kindversion: ["v1.19.16", "v1.20.15", "v1.21.14"]
+        kindversion: ["v1.23.17", "v1.25.11", "v1.27.3"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 6c490051..2daece16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ on:
       - v2.**
 
 env:
-  KIND_VERSION: v0.17.0
-  KIND_NODE_IMAGE_TAG: v1.19.16
+  KIND_VERSION: v0.20.0
+  KIND_NODE_IMAGE_TAG: v1.23.17
 
 jobs:
   create-draft-release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade_test.yaml
index de11b79a..cb168ba1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade_test.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   HELM_VERSION: v3.10.1
-  KIND_VERSION: v0.17.0
+  KIND_VERSION: v0.20.0
 
 jobs:
   upgrade-test:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kindimage: ["kindest/node:v1.19.16"]
+        kindimage: ["kindest/node:v1.23.17"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout action sources
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index daea0925..65ab958a 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ pull_request_rules:
       - check-success=CodeQL-Build
       - check-success=CodeQL
       - check-success=lint 
-      - check-success=upgrade-test (kindest/node:v1.19.11, ubuntu-latest)
-      - check-success=integration-test (v1.19.11, ubuntu-latest)
-      - check-success=integration-test (v1.20.7, ubuntu-latest)
-      - check-success=integration-test (v1.21.1, ubuntu-latest)
+      - check-success=upgrade-test (kindest/node:v1.23.17, ubuntu-latest)
+      - check-success=integration-test (v1.23.17, ubuntu-latest)
+      - check-success=integration-test (v1.25.11, ubuntu-latest)
+      - check-success=integration-test (v1.27.3, ubuntu-latest)
     actions:
       merge:
         method: squash
diff --git a/pkg/fission-cli/util/util.go b/pkg/fission-cli/util/util.go
index d634ec94..b98a0832 100644
--- a/pkg/fission-cli/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/fission-cli/util/util.go
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ func KubifyName(old string) string {
 	newName := strings.ToLower(old)
 
 	// replace disallowed chars with '-'
-	inv, _ := regexp.Compile("[^-a-z0-9]")
+	inv := regexp.MustCompile("[^-a-z0-9]")
 	newName = string(inv.ReplaceAll([]byte(newName), []byte("-")))
 
 	// trim leading non-alphabetic
-	leadingnonalpha, _ := regexp.Compile("^[^a-z]+")
+	leadingnonalpha := regexp.MustCompile("^[^a-z]+")
 	newName = string(leadingnonalpha.ReplaceAll([]byte(newName), []byte{}))
 
 	// trim trailing
-	trailing, _ := regexp.Compile("[^a-z0-9]+$")
+	trailing := regexp.MustCompile("[^a-z0-9]+$")
 	newName = string(trailing.ReplaceAll([]byte(newName), []byte{}))
 
 	// truncate to length