diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index caecaea8f..dfa925186 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ jobs:
           - alpine
           - debian
         engine-version:
-          - 27.0  # latest
-          - 26.1  # latest - 1
-          - 23.0  # mirantis lts
-          # TODO(krissetto) 19.03 needs a look, doesn't work ubuntu 22.04 (cgroup errors). 
-          # we could have a separate job that tests it against ubuntu 20.04
+          - 28  # latest
+          - 27  # latest - 1
+          - 26  # github actions default
+          - 23  # mirantis lts
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
diff --git a/e2e/compose-env.yaml b/e2e/compose-env.yaml
index 7feb2a0a7..2173f0e66 100644
--- a/e2e/compose-env.yaml
+++ b/e2e/compose-env.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
     image: 'registry:2'
 
   engine:
-      image: 'docker:${ENGINE_VERSION:-26.1}-dind'
+      image: 'docker:${ENGINE_VERSION:-28}-dind'
       privileged: true
       command: ['--insecure-registry=registry:5000']
       environment:
diff --git a/e2e/testdata/Dockerfile.connhelper-ssh b/e2e/testdata/Dockerfile.connhelper-ssh
index 12d5c69b7..ccbe66da0 100644
--- a/e2e/testdata/Dockerfile.connhelper-ssh
+++ b/e2e/testdata/Dockerfile.connhelper-ssh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # ENGINE_VERSION is the version of the (docker-in-docker) Docker Engine to
 # test against.
-ARG ENGINE_VERSION=26.1
+ARG ENGINE_VERSION=28
 
 FROM docker:${ENGINE_VERSION}-dind