diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7edf15aee..3901ea0da 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ YQ := yq
 
 # Test variables
 KIND_VERSION ?= 0.23.0
-KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= 1.30.2
-KUBECTL_VERSION ?= 1.30.2
+KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= 1.30.8
+KUBECTL_VERSION ?= 1.30.8
 BATS_VERSION ?= 1.4.1
 TRIVY_VERSION ?= 0.57.1
 PROTOC_VERSION ?= 3.20.1
diff --git a/docker/crd.Dockerfile b/docker/crd.Dockerfile
index b06872a05..47bd14fe7 100644
--- a/docker/crd.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/crd.Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 FROM alpine as builder
-ARG KUBE_VERSION=v1.29.11
+ARG KUBE_VERSION=v1.30.8
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl && \
diff --git a/test/bats/gcp.bats b/test/bats/gcp.bats
index 240b915af..d7ba1685c 100644
--- a/test/bats/gcp.bats
+++ b/test/bats/gcp.bats
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ PROVIDER_NAMESPACE=kube-system
 PROVIDER_YAML=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-gcp/main/deploy/provider-gcp-plugin.yaml
 BASE64_FLAGS="-w 0"
 
-export RESOURCE_NAME=${RESOURCE_NAME:-"projects/735463103342/secrets/test-secret-a/versions/latest"}
+export RESOURCE_NAME=${SECRET_URI}
 export FILE_NAME=${FILE_NAME:-"secret"}
-export SECRET_VALUE=${SECRET_VALUE:-"aHVudGVyMg=="}
 
 @test "install gcp provider" {
   run kubectl apply -f $PROVIDER_YAML --namespace $PROVIDER_NAMESPACE
@@ -43,8 +42,21 @@ export SECRET_VALUE=${SECRET_VALUE:-"aHVudGVyMg=="}
 }
 
 @test "CSI inline volume test with pod portability - read gcp kv secret from pod" {
+  archive_info
   result=$(kubectl exec secrets-store-inline-crd --namespace=$NAMESPACE -- cat /mnt/secrets-store/$FILE_NAME)
   [[ "${result//$'\r'}" == "${SECRET_VALUE}" ]]
+
+}
+
+@test "CSI inline volume test with rotation - read gcp kv secret from pod" {
+  echo -n "secret-b" | gcloud secrets versions add ${SECRET_ID} --data-file=-
+
+  # wait for secret rotation
+  sleep 120
+  archive_info
+  result=$(kubectl exec secrets-store-inline-crd --namespace=$NAMESPACE -- cat /mnt/secrets-store/$FILE_NAME)
+  [[ "${result//$'\r'}" == "secret-b" ]]
+
 }
 
 @test "CSI inline volume test with pod portability - unmount succeeds" {
diff --git a/test/scripts/run-e2e-gcp.sh b/test/scripts/run-e2e-gcp.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..df51dcda7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/run-e2e-gcp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+: "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS:?Environment variable empty or not defined.}"
+
+function boskosctlwrapper() {
+ boskosctl --server-url http://"${BOSKOS_HOST}" --owner-name "secret-store-provider-gcp" "${@}"
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+    gcloud beta secrets delete ${SECRET_ID} --quiet
+    # stop boskos heartbeat
+    if [ -n "${BOSKOS_HOST:-}" ]; then
+        boskosctlwrapper release --name "${RESOURCE_NAME}" --target-state dirty
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+
+
+main() {
+    echo "starting the secret store csi driver test for gcp provider"
+    # TODOs
+    # 1. Create a temporary secret in boskos pool once https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/pull/7416 is submitted.
+    # 2. Rotate secrets created in above step
+    # 3. Clean up the secret.
+
+    #install boskosctl
+    if [[ -z "$(command -v boskosctl)" ]]; then
+        echo "installing boskosctl"
+        GO111MODULE=on go install sigs.k8s.io/boskos/cmd/boskosctl@master
+        echo "'boskosctl' has been installed to $GOPATH/bin, make sure this directory is in your \$PATH"
+    fi
+
+    echo "testing boskosctl"
+    boskosctl --help
+
+    # Aquire a project from boskos pool, test will use secret created on this
+    if [ -n "${BOSKOS_HOST:-}" ]; then
+        echo "Boskos acquire - ${BOSKOS_HOST}"
+        export BOSKOS_RESOURCE="$( boskosctlwrapper acquire --type gce-project --state free --target-state busy --timeout 1h )"
+        export RESOURCE_NAME=$(echo $BOSKOS_RESOURCE | jq  -r ".name")
+        export GCP_PROJECT=$(echo $BOSKOS_RESOURCE | jq  -r ".name")
+
+        # send a heartbeat in the background to keep the lease while using the resource
+        echo "Starting Boskos HeartBeat"
+        boskosctlwrapper heartbeat --resource "${BOSKOS_RESOURCE}" &
+    fi
+
+    echo "Using project ${GCP_PROJECT}"
+    gcloud config set project ${GCP_PROJECT}
+
+    # TODO remove this after testing
+    gcloud projects get-iam-policy  k8s-infra-e2e-boskos-001 \
+    --flatten="bindings[].members" \
+    --format='table(bindings.role)' \
+    --filter="bindings.members:prow-build@k8s-infra-prow-build.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
+
+    # create a secret in the aquired project 
+    export SECRET_ID="test-secret-$(openssl rand -hex 4)"
+    export SECRET_VALUE="secret-a"
+    echo -n ${SECRET_VALUE} | gcloud beta secrets create ${SECRET_ID} --data-file=- --ttl=1800s --quiet
+
+    export SECRET_PROJECT_ID="$(gcloud config get project)"
+    export SECRET_PROJECT_NUMBER="$(gcloud projects describe $SECRET_PROJECT_ID --format='value(projectNumber)')"
+
+    export SECRET_URI="projects/${SECRET_PROJECT_NUMBER}/secrets/${SECRET_ID}/versions/latest"
+
+    # Prow jobs are executed by `k8s-infra-prow-build.svc.id.goog` in test-pods namespace, so grant the access to the secret
+    gcloud secrets add-iam-policy-binding ${SECRET_ID} \
+    --role=roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor \
+    --member=principalSet://iam.googleapis.com/projects/773781448124/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/k8s-infra-prow-build.svc.id.goog/namespace/test-pods
+
+    # wait for permissions to propogate
+    sleep 60
+
+    make e2e-bootstrap e2e-helm-deploy e2e-gcp
+}
+
+main