diff --git a/bin/setup.sh b/bin/setup.sh
index fb51723..3b6a758 100644
--- a/bin/setup.sh
+++ b/bin/setup.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 set -eu
 
 # default versions
-HELMFILE_VER='0.140.1'
-HELM_PLUGIN_DIFF_VER='3.1.3'
-KIND_VERSION='0.11.1'
-KUBECTL_VERSION='1.21.5'
+HELMFILE_VER='0.144.0'
+HELM_PLUGIN_DIFF_VER='3.5.0'
+KIND_VERSION='0.14.0'
+KUBECTL_VERSION='1.24.0'
 
 # passed on vars
 HELM_VER="$1"
diff --git a/helmfiles/apps/default/kubernetes-dashboard/helmfile-v3.yaml b/helmfiles/apps/default/kubernetes-dashboard/helmfile-v3.yaml
index 231ecf3..dff2f3e 100644
--- a/helmfiles/apps/default/kubernetes-dashboard/helmfile-v3.yaml
+++ b/helmfiles/apps/default/kubernetes-dashboard/helmfile-v3.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 releases:
   - name: kubernetes-dashboard
     chart: kubernetes-dashboard/kubernetes-dashboard
-    version: 5.0.0
+    version: 5.4.1
     namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
     <<: *common
diff --git a/helmfiles/apps/default/metallb/helmfile-v3.yaml b/helmfiles/apps/default/metallb/helmfile-v3.yaml
index 84bb177..1ecec0b 100644
--- a/helmfiles/apps/default/metallb/helmfile-v3.yaml
+++ b/helmfiles/apps/default/metallb/helmfile-v3.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 releases:
   - name: metallb
     namespace: metallb-system
-    version: 2.5.4
+    version: 3.0.7
     <<: *bitnami
diff --git a/helmfiles/apps/default/metrics-server/helmfile-v3.yaml b/helmfiles/apps/default/metrics-server/helmfile-v3.yaml
index ab687d6..8d31331 100644
--- a/helmfiles/apps/default/metrics-server/helmfile-v3.yaml
+++ b/helmfiles/apps/default/metrics-server/helmfile-v3.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 releases:
   - name: metrics-server
     namespace: metrics-server
-    version: 5.10.1
+    version: 5.11.9
     <<: *bitnami
diff --git a/helmfiles/apps/default/nginx-ingress-controller/helmfile-v3.yaml b/helmfiles/apps/default/nginx-ingress-controller/helmfile-v3.yaml
index 5283232..4d461bc 100644
--- a/helmfiles/apps/default/nginx-ingress-controller/helmfile-v3.yaml
+++ b/helmfiles/apps/default/nginx-ingress-controller/helmfile-v3.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ releases:
     namespace: ingress
     wait: false
     atomic: false
-    version: 7.6.21
+    version: 9.2.6
     <<: *bitnami
diff --git a/kindadm b/kindadm
index 696cde0..0c228d9 100755
--- a/kindadm
+++ b/kindadm
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 set -eu
 
 # default versions
-HELM_VER='3.7.0'
+HELM_VER='3.9.0'
 export KINDADM_KIND_HELM_ENV='v3'
-HELM_VER_3='3.7.0'
+HELM_VER_3='3.9.0'
 HELM_VER_2='2.17.0'
 
 # define vars