diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-gateway-api-conformance.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-gateway-api-conformance.yaml
index 724a45776..fbeae3d27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-gateway-api-conformance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-gateway-api-conformance.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - 'pkg/provider/kubernetes/gateway/**'
       - 'integration/fixtures/gateway-api-conformance/**'
       - 'integration/gateway_api_conformance_test.go'
+      - 'integration/integration_test.go'
 
 env:
   GO_VERSION: '1.24'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-knative-conformance.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-knative-conformance.yaml
index 3fb680ec0..4e7b8be6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-knative-conformance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-knative-conformance.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - 'pkg/provider/kubernetes/knative/**'
       - 'integration/fixtures/knative/**'
       - 'integration/knative_conformance_test.go'
+      - 'integration/integration_test.go'
 
 env:
   GO_VERSION: '1.24'
diff --git a/docs/content/user-guides/crd-acme/k3s.yml b/docs/content/user-guides/crd-acme/k3s.yml
index ecdd5d60d..8701d7305 100644
--- a/docs/content/user-guides/crd-acme/k3s.yml
+++ b/docs/content/user-guides/crd-acme/k3s.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 server:
-  image: rancher/k3s:v1.17.2-k3s1
+  image: rancher/k3s:v1.34.2-k3s1
   command: server --disable-agent --no-deploy traefik
   environment:
     - K3S_CLUSTER_SECRET=somethingtotallyrandom
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ server:
     - 6443:6443
 
 node:
-  image: rancher/k3s:v1.17.2-k3s1
+  image: rancher/k3s:v1.34.2-k3s1
   privileged: true
   links:
     - server
diff --git a/integration/integration_test.go b/integration/integration_test.go
index 815463498..9ef4f8782 100644
--- a/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 const (
-	k3sImage                = "docker.io/rancher/k3s:v1.32.9-k3s1"
+	k3sImage                = "docker.io/rancher/k3s:v1.34.2-k3s1"
 	traefikImage            = "traefik/traefik:latest"
 	traefikDeployment       = "deployments/traefik"
 	traefikNamespace        = "traefik"
diff --git a/integration/resources/compose/k8s.yml b/integration/resources/compose/k8s.yml
index 51e46b0be..81c098d98 100644
--- a/integration/resources/compose/k8s.yml
+++ b/integration/resources/compose/k8s.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   server:
-    image: rancher/k3s:v1.21.14-k3s1
+    image: rancher/k3s:v1.34.2-k3s1
     privileged: true
     command:
       - server
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ services:
       - ./fixtures/k8s:/var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests
 
   node:
-    image: rancher/k3s:v1.21.14-k3s1
+    image: rancher/k3s:v1.34.2-k3s1
     privileged: true
     environment:
       K3S_TOKEN: somethingtotallyrandom