diff --git a/test/e2e/config/ck8s-aws.yaml b/test/e2e/config/ck8s-aws.yaml
index 495b0d20..a7fc559e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/ck8s-aws.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/ck8s-aws.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ providers:
       # ${ProjectRoot}/metadata.yaml to init the management cluster
       # this version should be updated when ${ProjectRoot}/metadata.yaml
       # is modified
-      - name: v0.1.99 # next; use manifest from source files
+      - name: v0.2.99 # next; use manifest from source files
         value: "../../../bootstrap/config/default"
         replacements:
           - old: "ghcr.io/canonical/cluster-api-k8s/bootstrap-controller:latest"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ providers:
   - name: ck8s
     type: ControlPlaneProvider
     versions:
-      - name: v0.1.99 # next; use manifest from source files
+      - name: v0.2.99 # next; use manifest from source files
         value: "../../../controlplane/config/default"
         replacements:
           - old: "ghcr.io/canonical/cluster-api-k8s/controlplane-controller:latest"
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/ck8s-docker.yaml b/test/e2e/config/ck8s-docker.yaml
index 8bff3334..bc39cc70 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/ck8s-docker.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/ck8s-docker.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ providers:
       # ${ProjectRoot}/metadata.yaml to init the management cluster
       # this version should be updated when ${ProjectRoot}/metadata.yaml
       # is modified
-      - name: v0.1.99 # next; use manifest from source files
+      - name: v0.2.99 # next; use manifest from source files
         value: "../../../bootstrap/config/default"
         replacements:
           - old: "ghcr.io/canonical/cluster-api-k8s/bootstrap-controller:latest"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ providers:
   - name: ck8s
     type: ControlPlaneProvider
     versions:
-      - name: v0.1.99 # next; use manifest from source files
+      - name: v0.2.99 # next; use manifest from source files
         value: "../../../controlplane/config/default"
         replacements:
           - old: "ghcr.io/canonical/cluster-api-k8s/controlplane-controller:latest"