diff --git a/.changelog/4244.txt b/.changelog/4244.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..424ec726e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4244.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+helm: Kubernetes v1.30 is now supported. Minimum tested version of Kubernetes is now v1.27.
+```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e59e5b8577..ab22cd0f07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ by contacting us at [security@hashicorp.com](mailto:security@hashicorp.com).
 
 The following pre-requisites must be met before installing Consul on Kubernetes. 
 
-  * **Kubernetes 1.26.x - 1.29.x** - This represents the earliest versions of Kubernetes tested.
+  * **Kubernetes 1.27.x - 1.30.x** - This represents the earliest versions of Kubernetes tested.
     It is possible that this chart works with earlier versions, but it is
     untested.
   * Helm install
diff --git a/acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml b/acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml
index 5271ee68ba..ea49114ee4 100644
--- a/acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml
+++ b/acceptance/ci-inputs/kind-inputs.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 
-kindVersion: v0.22.0
-kindNodeImage: kindest/node:v1.29.2@sha256:51a1434a5397193442f0be2a297b488b6c919ce8a3931be0ce822606ea5ca245
-kubectlVersion: v1.27.1
+kindVersion: v0.23.0
+kindNodeImage: kindest/node:v1.30.2@sha256:ecfe5841b9bee4fe9690f49c118c33629fa345e3350a0c67a5a34482a99d6bba
+kubectlVersion: v1.30.2
diff --git a/charts/consul/README.md b/charts/consul/README.md
index a0a9929ed4..d917af676b 100644
--- a/charts/consul/README.md
+++ b/charts/consul/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ by contacting us at [security@hashicorp.com](mailto:security@hashicorp.com).
 
 The following pre-requisites must be met before installing Consul on Kubernetes. 
 
-  * **Kubernetes 1.26.x - 1.29.x** - This represents the earliest versions of Kubernetes tested.
+  * **Kubernetes 1.27.x - 1.30.x** - This represents the earliest versions of Kubernetes tested.
     It is possible that this chart works with earlier versions, but it is
     untested.
   * Helm install