diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yaml
index 1478e1969a3..54a24fdbc9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yaml
@@ -75,12 +75,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 1
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-      with:
-        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-        cache-dependency-path: |
-          **/go.sum
-          **/go.mod
+    - name: Install Go
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
     - name: Setup Build Directories
       run: |
         mkdir -p ./bin ./build/images
@@ -109,13 +105,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: On Failure, Dump Server Logs
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: cat ./tests/integration/${{ matrix.itest }}/r2log.txt
-    - name: On Failure, Launch Debug Session
-      uses: dereknola/action-upterm@v1.1
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        ## If no one connects after 5 minutes, shut down server.
-        wait-timeout-minutes: 5
-        limit-access-to-actor: true
 
   e2e:
     name: "E2E Tests"
@@ -125,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        etest: [dnscache]
+        etest: [dnscache, kine]
       max-parallel: 3
     steps:
     - name: "Checkout"
@@ -144,10 +133,7 @@ jobs:
       run: vagrant plugin install vagrant-rke2 vagrant-reload vagrant-scp
     
     - name: Install Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-      with: 
-        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-        cache: false
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
     - name: Install Kubectl
       run: |
           curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
@@ -169,10 +155,3 @@ jobs:
       run: | 
         cd tests/e2e/${{ matrix.etest }}
         go test -v -timeout=45m ./${{ matrix.etest}}_test.go -ci -local
-    - name: On Failure, Launch Debug Session
-      uses: dereknola/action-upterm@v1.1
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        ## If no one connects after 5 minutes, shut down server.
-        wait-timeout-minutes: 5
-        limit-access-to-actor: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile.windows b/Dockerfile.windows
index 941207984a8..aac03e85152 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.windows
+++ b/Dockerfile.windows
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ ARG KUBERNETES_VERSION=dev
 ENV CRICTL_VERSION="v1.30.1"
 ENV CALICO_VERSION="v3.28.2"
 ENV CNI_PLUGIN_VERSION="v1.4.1"
-ENV FLANNEL_VERSION="v0.25.7"
-ENV CNI_FLANNEL_VERSION="v1.5.1-flannel2"
+ENV FLANNEL_VERSION="v0.26.0"
+ENV CNI_FLANNEL_VERSION="v1.6.0-flannel1"
 
 RUN mkdir -p rancher
 
diff --git a/charts/chart_versions.yaml b/charts/chart_versions.yaml
index 2088cc81b6d..39e96bc13d8 100644
--- a/charts/chart_versions.yaml
+++ b/charts/chart_versions.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 charts:
-  - version: 1.16.201
+  - version: 1.16.303
     filename: /charts/rke2-cilium.yaml
     bootstrap: true
   - version: v3.28.2-build2024101601
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ charts:
   - version: 3.12.004
     filename: /charts/rke2-metrics-server.yaml
     bootstrap: false
-  - version: v4.1.205
+  - version: v4.1.301
     filename: /charts/rke2-multus.yaml
     bootstrap: true
-  - version: v0.25.704
+  - version: v0.26.001
     filename: /charts/rke2-flannel.yaml
     bootstrap: true
   - version: 1.9.000
diff --git a/scripts/build-images b/scripts/build-images
index 6d813f4358a..0351ebbeb25 100755
--- a/scripts/build-images
+++ b/scripts/build-images
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ EOF
 if [ "${GOARCH}" != "s390x" ]; then
 xargs -n1 -t docker image pull --quiet << EOF > build/images-cilium.txt
     ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-certgen:v0.2.0
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-cilium:v1.16.2
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-cilium-envoy:v1.29.9-1726784081-a90146d13b4cd7d168d573396ccf2b3db5a3b047
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-clustermesh-apiserver:v1.16.2
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-hubble-relay:v1.16.2
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-cilium:v1.16.3
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-cilium-envoy:v1.29.9-1728346947-0d05e48bfbb8c4737ec40d5781d970a550ed2bbd
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-clustermesh-apiserver:v1.16.3
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-hubble-relay:v1.16.3
     ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-hubble-ui:v0.13.1
     ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-hubble-ui-backend:v0.13.1
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-operator-aws:v1.16.2
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-operator-azure:v1.16.2
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-operator-generic:v1.16.2
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-cni-plugins:v1.5.1-build20241009
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-operator-aws:v1.16.3
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-operator-azure:v1.16.3
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-cilium-operator-generic:v1.16.3
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-cni-plugins:v1.6.0-build20241022
 EOF
 
 xargs -n1 -t docker image pull --quiet << EOF > build/images-calico.txt
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 xargs -n1 -t docker image pull --quiet << EOF > build/images-multus.txt
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-multus-cni:v4.1.2-build20241011
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-cni-plugins:v1.5.1-build20241009
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-multus-cni:v4.1.3-build20241028
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-cni-plugins:v1.6.0-build20241022
     ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-whereabouts:v0.8.0-build20241011
     ${REGISTRY}/rancher/mirrored-library-busybox:1.36.1
 EOF
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ xargs -n1 -t docker image pull --quiet << EOF > build/images-harvester.txt
 EOF
 
 xargs -n1 -t docker image pull --quiet << EOF > build/images-flannel.txt
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-flannel:v0.25.7-build20241008
-    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-cni-plugins:v1.5.1-build20241009
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-flannel:v0.26.0-build20241024
+    ${REGISTRY}/rancher/hardened-cni-plugins:v1.6.0-build20241022
 EOF
 fi
 # Continue to provide a legacy airgap archive set with the default CNI images