diff --git a/build/run-in-docker.sh b/build/run-in-docker.sh
index d88be92e5..cec69cbcb 100755
--- a/build/run-in-docker.sh
+++ b/build/run-in-docker.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ if [[ "$DOCKER_IN_DOCKER_ENABLED" == "true" ]]; then
   echo "..reached DIND check TRUE block, inside run-in-docker.sh"
   echo "FLAGS=$FLAGS"
   #go env
-  go install -mod=mod github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.22.0
+  go install -mod=mod github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.22.1
   find / -type f -name ginkgo 2>/dev/null
   which ginkgo
   /bin/bash -c "${FLAGS}"
diff --git a/images/test-runner/Makefile b/images/test-runner/Makefile
index 4d62d8f16..b51293643 100644
--- a/images/test-runner/Makefile
+++ b/images/test-runner/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ image:
 		--build-arg YAML_LINT_VERSION=1.33.0 \
 		--build-arg YAMALE_VERSION=4.0.4 \
 		--build-arg HELM_VERSION=3.14.4 \
-		--build-arg GINKGO_VERSION=2.22.0 \
+		--build-arg GINKGO_VERSION=2.22.1 \
 		--build-arg GOLINT_VERSION=latest \
 		-t ${IMAGE}:${TAG} rootfs
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ build: ensure-buildx
 		--build-arg YAML_LINT_VERSION=1.33.0 \
 		--build-arg YAMALE_VERSION=4.0.4 \
 		--build-arg HELM_VERSION=3.14.4 \
-		--build-arg GINKGO_VERSION=2.22.0 \
+		--build-arg GINKGO_VERSION=2.22.1 \
 		--build-arg GOLINT_VERSION=latest \
 		-t ${IMAGE}:${TAG} rootfs
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh b/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
index ca79ea2fe..cdc7d5b0a 100755
--- a/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "${SKIP_IMAGE_CREATION:-false}" = "false" ]; then
   if ! command -v ginkgo &> /dev/null; then
-    go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.22.0
+    go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.22.1
   fi
   echo "[dev-env] building image"
   make -C ${DIR}/../../ clean-image build image
diff --git a/test/e2e/run-kind-e2e.sh b/test/e2e/run-kind-e2e.sh
index 01b909f30..ac8a389e9 100755
--- a/test/e2e/run-kind-e2e.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/run-kind-e2e.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "${SKIP_E2E_IMAGE_CREATION}" = "false" ]; then
   if ! command -v ginkgo &> /dev/null; then
-    go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.22.0
+    go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@v2.22.1
   fi
 
   echo "[dev-env] .. done building controller images"