diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/tools-releases.yml
index cd7785bfc..b978c6f6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools-releases.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ jobs:
           file: ./hack/envtest/${{matrix.os}}/Dockerfile
           build-args: |
             GO_VERSION=${{env.GO_VERSION}}
-            KUBERNETES_VERSION=v${{env.KUBERNETES_VERSION}}
-            ETCD_VERSION=v${{env.ETCD_VERSION}}
+            KUBERNETES_VERSION=${{env.KUBERNETES_VERSION}}
+            ETCD_VERSION=${{env.ETCD_VERSION}}
             OS=${{matrix.os}}
             ARCH=${{matrix.arch}}
           push: true
diff --git a/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.28.0.yaml b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.28.0.yaml
index fcd67b901..187711f34 100644
--- a/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.28.0.yaml
+++ b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.28.0.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 go: 1.21
-etcd: 3.5.13
+etcd: v3.5.13