diff --git a/playbooks/ansible-cloud/k8s/pre.yaml b/playbooks/ansible-cloud/k8s/pre.yaml
index 939b1a734..a7d2208c9 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible-cloud/k8s/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/ansible-cloud/k8s/pre.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
         path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-output/logs/controller"
         state: directory
 
-    - name: Run ensure-docker role
-      include_role:
-        name: ensure-docker
+    - name: Install podman
+      package:
+        name: podman
+        state: present
+      become: true
 
     - name: Run ensure-virtualenv role
       include_role:
diff --git a/roles/setup-kind/defaults/main.yml b/roles/setup-kind/defaults/main.yml
index 0214f2c0c..ae4045cf3 100644
--- a/roles/setup-kind/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/setup-kind/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 executable_dir: "/usr/local/bin/"
 
-kind_release: "v0.11.0"
+kind_release: "v0.15.0"
 kind_path: '{{ executable_dir + "kind" }}'
 
-kubectl_release: "v1.18.0"
+kubectl_release: "v1.25.2"
 kubectl_path: '{{ executable_dir + "kubectl" }}'
diff --git a/roles/setup-kind/tasks/main.yml b/roles/setup-kind/tasks/main.yml
index bceeb5715..9a6d81fce 100644
--- a/roles/setup-kind/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/setup-kind/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,5 +24,30 @@
     - "{{ kind_path }}"
     - "{{ kubectl_path }}"
 
+- copy:
+    content: |
+      kind: Cluster
+      apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+      networking:
+        apiServerAddress: {{ ansible_host }}
+        apiServerPort: 6443
+    dest: /tmp/kind.yaml
+
+- command: cat /tmp/kind.yaml
+
+- name: Ensure IPv6 is enabled
+  # See: https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/15395
+  sysctl:
+    name: net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6
+    value: '0'
+    state: present
+    sysctl_set: true
+    reload: true
+  become: true
+
 - name: Create cluster
-  shell: "{{ kind_path }} create cluster"
+  shell: |
+    sudo {{ kind_path }} create cluster  --config /tmp/kind.yaml
+    mkdir ~/.kube
+    sudo kind get kubeconfig |grep -v 'enabling experimental podman provider' > ~/.kube/config
+  ignore_errors: true