diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/aggregator.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/aggregator.go
index 02c5f9e31c2..8be140274bc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/aggregator.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/aggregator.go
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ func SetUpSampleAPIServer(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, aggrclien
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "gave up waiting for apiservice wardle to come up successfully")
 }
 
-// TestSampleAPIServer is a basic test if the sample-apiserver code from 1.27 and compiled against 1.27
+// TestSampleAPIServer is a basic test if the sample-apiserver code from 1.29 and compiled against 1.29
 // will work on the current Aggregator/API-Server.
 func TestSampleAPIServer(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, aggrclient *aggregatorclient.Clientset, image, apiServiceGroupName, apiServiceVersion string) {
 	n := generateSampleAPIServerObjectNames(f.Namespace.Name)
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index 81ed84f11c8..6b2eb4ac45d 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func initImageConfigs(list RegistryList) (map[ImageID]Config, map[ImageID]Config
 	configs[AgnhostPrivate] = Config{list.PrivateRegistry, "agnhost", "2.6"}
 	configs[AuthenticatedAlpine] = Config{list.GcAuthenticatedRegistry, "alpine", "3.7"}
 	configs[AuthenticatedWindowsNanoServer] = Config{list.GcAuthenticatedRegistry, "windows-nanoserver", "v1"}
-	configs[APIServer] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "sample-apiserver", "1.27.1"}
+	configs[APIServer] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "sample-apiserver", "1.29.2"}
 	configs[AppArmorLoader] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "apparmor-loader", "1.4"}
 	configs[BusyBox] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "busybox", "1.36.1-1"}
 	configs[CudaVectorAdd] = Config{list.PromoterE2eRegistry, "cuda-vector-add", "1.0"}