diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0dbc6b49..5e5771541 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 ## Supported Components
 
 - Core
-  - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.28.3
+  - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.28.4
   - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.9
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v20.10 (see note)
   - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.7.8
diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
index 038ad0023..b1c5093d3 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ kube_token_dir: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/tokens"
 kube_api_anonymous_auth: true
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.28.3
+kube_version: v1.28.4
 
 # Where the binaries will be downloaded.
 # Note: ensure that you've enough disk space (about 1G)
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main/checksums.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main/checksums.yml
index f6af1efb6..d906de80c 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main/checksums.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main/checksums.yml
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ crio_archive_checksums:
 # Kubernetes versions above Kubespray's current target version are untested and should be used with caution.
 kubelet_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.28.4: 0
     v1.28.3: 0
     v1.28.2: 0
     v1.28.1: 0
     v1.28.0: 0
+    v1.27.8: 0
     v1.27.7: 0
     v1.27.6: 0
     v1.27.5: 0
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 0
     v1.27.1: 0
     v1.27.0: 0
+    v1.26.11: a7bbe545ab23b068d5e25262bf17a10039edb5c073ba896d036af12afb5fbf9c
     v1.26.10: 3130ae14dda009f92296045d9cc2a1f566fa7d85905d0f6a8db47b05496c5d53
     v1.26.9: 739c62a6801d935477121614ee3a2ef6deba78ecd088ae5477c3f18bf19d68c8
     v1.26.8: 9db839028b706c005fb6db4442e7dae32c2916acf826a5666d54236399f447fa
@@ -97,10 +100,12 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.26.1: fe940be695f73c03275f049cb17f2bf2eb137014334930ce5c6de12573c1f21f
     v1.26.0: cabf702fc542fcbb1173c713f1cbec72fd1d9ded36cdcdbbd05d9c308d8360d1
   arm64:
+    v1.28.4: bf203989dd9b3987b8a0d2331dcce6319f834b57df810fafba5a4805d54823ac
     v1.28.3: 64f56e9c55183919153fe59df2c9015dff09c56de13a3cbccc0f04a95b76dab9
     v1.28.2: 32269e9ec38c561d028b65c3048ea6a100e1292cbe9e505565222455c8096577
     v1.28.1: 9b7fa64b2785da4a38768377961e227f8da629c56a5df43ca1b665dd07b56f3c
     v1.28.0: 05dd12e35783cab4960e885ec0e7d0e461989b94297e7bea9018ccbd15c4dce9
+    v1.27.8: 71849182ceb018dc084f499ad28b7b1afb7f23e35ccaf8421941dd5dafef0d4c
     v1.27.7: ed5bfa48ee64d5e6cf23ed9fc03ea0593021839429fdc1ea7cc2ebf3f11b6491
     v1.27.6: be579ef4e8fa3e1de9d40a77e4d35d99e535a293f66bf3038cbea9cf803d11e5
     v1.27.5: 4e78fafdeb5d61ab6ebcd6e75e968c47001c321bec169bb9bd9f001132de5321
@@ -109,6 +114,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 810cd9a611e9f084e57c9ee466e33c324b2228d4249ff38c2588a0cc3224f10d
     v1.27.1: dbb09d297d924575654db38ed2fc627e35913c2d4000c34613ac6de4995457d0
     v1.27.0: 37aa2edc7c0c4b3e488518c6a4b44c8aade75a55010534ee2be291220c73d157
+    v1.26.11: ff8940394446028e75a2b8155e22eccf635f6a128f45dee41e293493d2743d17
     v1.26.10: ddebcc1af7f203a2ee3d80dad0baaf84a4680748839f5583b39cbce4b8afa7f2
     v1.26.9: f6b1dcee9960ffe6b778dc91cabef8ce4a7bd06c76378ef2784232709eace6a5
     v1.26.8: 0f15e484c4a7a7c3bad9e0aa4d4334ca029b97513fbe03f053201dd937cf316e
@@ -121,10 +127,12 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.26.1: f4b514162b52d19909cf0ddf0b816d8d7751c5f1de60eda90cd84dcccc56c399
     v1.26.0: fb033c1d079cac8babb04a25abecbc6cc1a2afb53f56ef1d73f8dc3b15b3c09e
   amd64:
+    v1.28.4: db2a473b73c3754d4011590f2f0aa877657608499590c6b0f8b40bec96a3e9ba
     v1.28.3: a3a058b4ba30da01ffe1801cd38fcad58a9022a2d39e080b4b2e0e9749a75ad5
     v1.28.2: 17edb866636f14eceaad58c56eab12af7ab3be3c78400aff9680635d927f1185
     v1.28.1: 2bc22332f44f8fcd3fce57879fd873f977949ebd261571fbae31fbb2713a5dd3
     v1.28.0: bfb6b977100963f2879a33e5fbaa59a5276ba829a957a6819c936e9c1465f981
+    v1.27.8: 2e0557b38c5b9a1263eed25a0b84d741453ed9c0c7bd916f80eadaf7edfb7784
     v1.27.7: 236bc8bc22c52e914d3364c23e273628c63e193365b6a43b8cb013716c1cd2f5
     v1.27.6: daa42f9b6f5e2176bbce0d24d89a05613000630bcddec1fafd2a8d42a523ce9d
     v1.27.5: 66df07ab4f9d72028c97ec7e5eea23adc0ab62a209ba2285431456d7d75a5bb3
@@ -133,6 +141,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.27.2: a0d12afcab3b2836de4a427558d067bebdff040e9b306b0512c93d9d2a066579
     v1.27.1: cb2845fff0ce41c400489393da73925d28fbee54cfeb7834cd4d11e622cbd3a7
     v1.27.0: 0b4ed4fcd75d33f5dff3ba17776e6089847fc83064d3f7a3ad59a34e94e60a29
+    v1.26.11: a62953f20fa9fedff50c6c5423e68981e3382d92cf04174d5bca5f4d084de0c5
     v1.26.10: 4c27b3a9f332a6762f7240d0784c64775d4db5a1b881eeae05c4561d06c267ec
     v1.26.9: baa2b021ab2f90c342518e2b8981a18de7e1e6b33f11c57e3ff23d40364877a8
     v1.26.8: 1c68a65a6a0c2230325e29da0cc3eaaef9bbf688a7a0bb8243b4a7ebfe0e3363
@@ -145,10 +154,12 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.26.1: 8b99dd73f309ca1ac4005db638e82f949ffcfb877a060089ec0e729503db8198
     v1.26.0: b64949fe696c77565edbe4100a315b6bf8f0e2325daeb762f7e865f16a6e54b5
   ppc64le:
+    v1.28.4: d79c97811fb10c1b1f48b69573f1164f108630631d9dba0d991fe924bd305f20
     v1.28.3: f20cfb8c9de73cdc66fbbecd03bb936ce57fe86ebced8ea93aa64ebda0235c21
     v1.28.2: 79f568ac700d29f88d669c6b6a09adb3b726bdd13c10aa0839cbc70b414372e5
     v1.28.1: 547fc76f0c1d78352fad841ebeacd387fe48750b2648565dfd49197621622fbb
     v1.28.0: 22de59965f2d220afa24bf04f4c6d6b65a4bb1cd80756c13381973b1ac3b4578
+    v1.27.8: 2354fdb19b5018cabe43fde1979965686afd3c95b75531e678a0064c4a30b4e9
     v1.27.7: 9154a7b5d5793fb8a05cba0d309ddfd975409d0e0686be19cf2feca172f06162
     v1.27.6: 1001da3586a3f868c371aefde991af94ca780ec1599c8a969390ba105aaf9dcb
     v1.27.5: 3c643564bf07753c1388096aef9125811800fd28aa6a5faf3bfb1cef0e1637eb
@@ -157,6 +168,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 3af92edd687f7932e7fce877944dfe5efa437bf5f171fc8331725c631a1a86ef
     v1.27.1: 7a800b9539beaba0b5d6357070a40fb3c4d216c2ad6693b15f9b1307b1c99e1f
     v1.27.0: 17c061a9f7919697ac71c151c19337f65b86f59f59441687ac92e977d851c75b
+    v1.26.11: 408e47e33159551ebeeb6f4ef836bd7d07fc92d16ca6d662c85ea8fa0fe34a8e
     v1.26.10: 5cc1046c8f9188dc6d5ec22200eeed7c8c1ae88a23ce5d79e8dfaf1ff61f2bf8
     v1.26.9: e87a83c1ca74e55cea51eda53d29324de7fb7f9330c266ea1f2e270fe0f9b677
     v1.26.8: 92c8deba1f6a89a6d6555c224cebab43d141d5822c252511988ad43ff1a7cc1d
@@ -170,10 +182,12 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.26.0: df13099611f4eada791e5f41948ef94f7b52c468dff1a6fcad54f4c56b467a7f
 kubectl_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.28.4: 835ef8d72f8dec4493b855ddd8e4163f107053496d923c89c216489a45757df6
     v1.28.3: b252ec9e97abde80fe067eb215a1acb69a8c83022cba897fd2c4d387bd45f5ca
     v1.28.2: 6576aa70413ff00c593a07b549b8b9d9e5ef73c42bb39ab4af475e0fdb540613
     v1.28.1: eaa05dab1bffb8593d8e5caa612530ee5c914ee2be73429b7ce36c3becad893f
     v1.28.0: 372c4e7bbe98c7067c4b7820c4a440c931ad77f7cb83d3237b439ca3c14d3d37
+    v1.27.8: 2f2936f950beb3f08ee0e45fbf80d020163829b95aa11c99ec726ee1a922329c
     v1.27.7: 2a387ade64cd4cf90f002ae8c0e6f60250d26d1ee2cce6051f559430a44352ea
     v1.27.6: 3a34a38908a9d0f85dc531cc1c49061ceeaa2ab742382d891d9fc7bf8dc53b8c
     v1.27.5: c5e8a02102a93c84413ce8a029f194049429d27ad559061de267d84020a4594b
@@ -182,6 +196,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 7792f5630543c0af84f444521ee6113da5ae00f2b50872d57324aa725a5341c5
     v1.27.1: fe704e355bf2c5f69964cd12772687535a11a5e9ec0baf4f27e0a8fb156bc615
     v1.27.0: 288470e3eb89a2f55273d753ce6674dfb00e732f2971428acb964810aa726188
+    v1.26.11: 34cc371daef6e42aea27117aa643619ab870d1cb61995530fc9bcb992e3caf10
     v1.26.10: d26ab68b4884eec4dcadd0f564ba197d48f21aebed509b9b1541d31f2aaf5890
     v1.26.9: 8e020ffe72dd4c8694ee5e9f124833ca302a2341fa046650482b38ddb189d1fd
     v1.26.8: 411c5c6ba9a247d7fa30f68fd37cfdb92ef14326127bed2512a0daf11a6097d4
@@ -194,10 +209,12 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.26.1: e067d59ac19e287026b5c2b75a1077b1312ba82ad64ee01dff2cdafd57720f39
     v1.26.0: 8eef310d0de238c582556d81ab8cbe8d6fca3c0e43ee337a905dcdd3578f9dda
   arm64:
+    v1.28.4: edf1e17b41891ec15d59dd3cc62bcd2cdce4b0fd9c2ee058b0967b17534457d7
     v1.28.3: 06511f03e34d8ee350bd55717845e27ebec3116526db7c60092eeb33a475a337
     v1.28.2: ea6d89b677a8d9df331a82139bb90d9968131530b94eab26cee561531eff4c53
     v1.28.1: 46954a604b784a8b0dc16754cfc3fa26aabca9fd4ffd109cd028bfba99d492f6
     v1.28.0: f5484bd9cac66b183c653abed30226b561f537d15346c605cc81d98095f1717c
+    v1.27.8: 97ed6739e2803e63fd2d9de78be22d5ba6205bb63179a16ec773063526525a8e
     v1.27.7: 61fc334f2c0290270e43fb8a1d4ff07e8cec5642d5a123eb7ab66a134b04ae83
     v1.27.6: 7322a6f600de6d0d06cf333bdc24cd2a340bba12920b0c2385c97884c808c810
     v1.27.5: 0158955c59c775165937918f910380ed7b52fca4a26fb41a369734e83aa44874
@@ -206,6 +223,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 1b0966692e398efe71fe59f913eaec44ffd4468cc1acd00bf91c29fa8ff8f578
     v1.27.1: fd3cb8f16e6ed8aee9955b76e3027ac423b6d1cc7356867310d128082e2db916
     v1.27.0: f8e09630211f2b7c6a8cc38835e7dea94708d401f5c84b23a37c70c604602ddc
+    v1.26.11: 4a6d2b7204af3cf84cd0e2c670fbb211501050c9a288de49de3c6363d4e0a63e
     v1.26.10: 5752e3908fa1d338eb1fa99a6f39c6a4c27b065cb459da84e35c4ec718879f14
     v1.26.9: f945c63220b393ddf8df67d87e67ff74b7f56219a670dee38bc597a078588e90
     v1.26.8: e93f836cba409b5ef5341020d9501067a51bf8210cb35649518e5f4d114244cf
@@ -218,10 +236,12 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.26.1: 4027cb0a2840bc14ec3f18151b3360dd2d1f6ce730ed5ac28bd846c17e7d73f5
     v1.26.0: 79b14e4ddada9e81d2989f36a89faa9e56f8abe6e0246e7bdc305c93c3731ea4
   amd64:
+    v1.28.4: 893c92053adea6edbbd4e959c871f5c21edce416988f968bec565d115383f7b8
     v1.28.3: 0c680c90892c43e5ce708e918821f92445d1d244f9b3d7513023bcae9a6246d1
     v1.28.2: c922440b043e5de1afa3c1382f8c663a25f055978cbc6e8423493ec157579ec5
     v1.28.1: e7a7d6f9d06fab38b4128785aa80f65c54f6675a0d2abef655259ddd852274e1
     v1.28.0: 4717660fd1466ec72d59000bb1d9f5cdc91fac31d491043ca62b34398e0799ce
+    v1.27.8: 027b3161e99fa0a7fa529e8f17f73ee2c0807c81c721ca7cf307f6b41c17bc57
     v1.27.7: e5fe510ba6f421958358d3d43b3f0b04c2957d4bc3bb24cf541719af61a06d79
     v1.27.6: 2b7adb71c8630904da1b94e262c8c3c477e9609b3c0ed8ae1213a1e156ae38dd
     v1.27.5: 9a091fb65e4cf4e8be3ce9a21c79210177dd7ce31a2998ec638c92f37f058bcd
@@ -230,6 +250,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 4f38ee903f35b300d3b005a9c6bfb9a46a57f92e89ae602ef9c129b91dc6c5a5
     v1.27.1: 7fe3a762d926fb068bae32c399880e946e8caf3d903078bea9b169dcd5c17f6d
     v1.27.0: 71a78259d70da9c5540c4cf4cff121f443e863376f68f89a759d90cef3f51e87
+    v1.26.11: 27c34a0870230d9dd723e1e01114634e396cd2a3d25ced263b769a4bd53e4edd
     v1.26.10: 93ad44b4072669237247bfbc171be816f08e7e9e4260418d2cfdd0da1704ae86
     v1.26.9: 98ea4a13895e54ba24f57e0d369ff6be0d3906895305d5390197069b1da12ae2
     v1.26.8: d8e0dba258d1096f95bb6746ca359db2ee8abe226e777f89dc8a5d1bb76795aa
@@ -242,10 +263,12 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.26.1: d57be22cfa25f7427cfb538cfc8853d763878f8b36c76ce93830f6f2d67c6e5d
     v1.26.0: b6769d8ac6a0ed0f13b307d289dc092ad86180b08f5b5044af152808c04950ae
   ppc64le:
+    v1.28.4: 816ca2cef39c0d1ac8ad60c05ae6f6ea5c4a0ca33748240bd1f019381244ca23
     v1.28.3: 2b7331a91f558a748167672c18458aa205d4d6d2794654dfd308942e9a376ca4
     v1.28.2: 87cca30846fec99a4fbea122b21e938717b309631bd2220de52049fce30d2e81
     v1.28.1: 81b45c27abbdf2be6c5203dfccfd76ded1ac273f9f7672e6dcdf3440aa191324
     v1.28.0: 7a9dcb4c75b33b9dac497c1a756b1f12c7c63f86fc0f321452360fbe1a79ce0f
+    v1.27.8: e25a09dea99192ff43ee13af61bfadd7c79eb538dc8e85376b6c590b4d471204
     v1.27.7: a60da56f856bc5b224f0be71b03443d5a0fb69424f31cd86f069cc79c13b2870
     v1.27.6: f3ed7752a20dbae271eeff9e9d109381e3ed6772853b5c84dc8a7476bbad847c
     v1.27.5: 7ab5fe6eb51bd267b3156ef6e18f9e264e6c7c26ec0dafc2f55edcf3164bac99
@@ -254,6 +277,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.27.2: efee037a276f72c77cc230194d7dadf943a5778be46b7985edeb414d27894266
     v1.27.1: 440bcfd9611319f3d9e5d4fa4cdee2421cdf80c01fad223934d9a9b640673d75
     v1.27.0: daa9f1d4fe3f217de2546bca4ac14601f34b34a25c1f571f1e44eb313aee1385
+    v1.26.11: f2c577e75277415203e699ca7bc08eb640a0b8211a0366926122e3ac4f98997c
     v1.26.10: 24674d7ce1ccef207d127bd952f6f40f951d7682cfa603f6989ed80e91dcaafc
     v1.26.9: bcb287f24a30bd7ef27bc36dc4f896aba3f1091f947afde73576fbd81af65cc5
     v1.26.8: e94748f8954f44bd5ad5be78a2906ee6a8db7c00ea2d50c9db1bfa09cfc097b9
@@ -267,10 +291,12 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.26.0: 9e2b2a03ee5fc726ebd39b6a09498b6508ade8831262859c280d39df33f8830d
 kubeadm_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.28.4: 0
     v1.28.3: 0
     v1.28.2: 0
     v1.28.1: 0
     v1.28.0: 0
+    v1.27.8: 0
     v1.27.7: 0
     v1.27.6: 0
     v1.27.5: 0
@@ -279,6 +305,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 0
     v1.27.1: 0
     v1.27.0: 0
+    v1.26.11: 3683f52861f89c3cf48ea7754fd2e81ad30a51bef57d056b2663e5e9139870b6
     v1.26.10: b59433ebaddf5c5d816033304989f9dd2e0b863650532cd195c1d41c0f973f14
     v1.26.9: a6841e7e554407776e4d0fc83306756ad1836d1f92d6d5cce1055eee1999732a
     v1.26.8: 31f37eeed5a9e23719e97055051a5efada2fb69deda958056b3d6b0b41e7eaa5
@@ -291,10 +318,12 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.26.1: 0dbd0a197013a3fdc5cb3e012fa8b0d50f38fd3dda56254f4648e08ac867fb60
     v1.26.0: 3368537a5e78fdbfa3cbcae0d19102372a0f4eb6b6a78e7b6b187d5db86d6c9e
   arm64:
+    v1.28.4: a4422780020954436b8e76ab1c59b68c5581a54432dd3e566c4709bb40c8d4f9
     v1.28.3: dcb37d78ccdfe9d8dd6f100e188ddc6e3f5570d0c49db68470073683b453a1e7
     v1.28.2: 010789a94cf512d918ec4a3ef8ec734dea0061d89a8293059ef9101ca1bf6bff
     v1.28.1: 7d2f68917470a5d66bd2a7d62897f59cb4afaeffb2f26c028afa119acd8c3fc8
     v1.28.0: b9b473d2d9136559b19eb465006af77df45c09862cd7ce6673a33aae517ff5ab
+    v1.27.8: 0d0f5b2781d663d314e785d14361aa5a09cfaf6e1694aa3cc731f4f06342ec13
     v1.27.7: 46d7c43532233906919a53ee0e03ab04ab9e08514392d17a86f058e0364cda4b
     v1.27.6: faec35315203913b835e9b789d89001a05e072943c960bcf4de1e331d08e10c8
     v1.27.5: 3023ef1d2eff885af860e13c8b9fcdb857d259728f16bf992d59c2be522cec82
@@ -303,6 +332,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 8f01f363f7c7f92de2f2276124a895503cdc5a60ff549440170880f296b087eb
     v1.27.1: 024a59cd6fc76784b597c0c1cf300526e856e8c9fefa5fa7948158929b739551
     v1.27.0: acd805c6783b678ee0068b9dd8165bbfd879c345fd9c25d6a978dbc965f48544
+    v1.26.11: a13318c1493e58a9f7c4359c79443f3c86a690ec601bcc76308c809d8d61edb8
     v1.26.10: 1ddcb47ee4f7171736dbacc046a7ceae55411ee09920435c3821b530f4650428
     v1.26.9: 14c87cbb9a3fa02308a9546aad192ce2d93e5d1d0296d28ba449079e6a1cb2b2
     v1.26.8: f12d5d748abb8586723b78a2f0300f88faf0391f56d4d49f1ad1cef74160a1b5
@@ -315,10 +345,12 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.26.1: db101c4bb8e33bd69241de227ed317feee6d44dbd674891e1b9e11c6e8b369bb
     v1.26.0: 652844c9518786273e094825b74a1988c871552dc6ccf71366558e67409859d1
   amd64:
+    v1.28.4: b4d2531b7cddf782f59555436bc098485b5fa6c05afccdeecf0d62d21d84f5bd
     v1.28.3: ce3848b1dfa562e0fa2f911a3d8e3bb07ba040eea76654d68e213315c8846ac0
     v1.28.2: 6a4808230661c69431143db2e200ea2d021c7f1b1085e6353583075471310d00
     v1.28.1: 6134dbc92dcb83c3bae1a8030f7bb391419b5d13ea94badd3a79b7ece75b2736
     v1.28.0: 12ea68bfef0377ccedc1a7c98a05ea76907decbcf1e1ec858a60a7b9b73211bb
+    v1.27.8: f8864769b8b2d7a14f53eb983f23317ff14d68ab76aba71e9de17ce84c38d4eb
     v1.27.7: bc589219a003b3b94c114e4bcf20549a02657a0c6e5c73f588b37817148892d2
     v1.27.6: 2bcdd68957ec25d0689bb56f32b4ec86e38463d2691d5ea21cd109c7afa3aa7c
     v1.27.5: 35df8efa6e1bc864ed3c48a665caed634a5c46cfd7f41cda5ad66defdfddb2aa
@@ -327,6 +359,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 95c4bfb7929900506a42de4d92280f06efe6b47e0a32cbc1f5a1ed737592977a
     v1.27.1: c7d32d698e99b90f877025104cb4a9f3f8c707e99e6817940f260135b6d1ad0a
     v1.27.0: 78d0e04705a7bdb76a514d60f60c073b16334b15f57ee87f064354ca8a233e80
+    v1.26.11: 58f886e39e517ba1a92493f136e80f1b6ea9362966ad9d2accdf2133004161f2
     v1.26.10: 27ed1d857f4a315f3d059168c6e25fdbf0559f9c8e59bab6c50e7921f74dadbf
     v1.26.9: 73e128821dd1f799a75c922218d12f6c4618b8e29cc7dae2a7390fb80092d3d9
     v1.26.8: 233a89277ca49dbd666b7391c6c0e43c33d2f08052d5b93e9cd0100ee69430c8
@@ -339,10 +372,12 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.26.1: 1531abfe96e2e9d8af9219192c65d04df8507a46a081ae1e101478e95d2b63da
     v1.26.0: 72631449f26b7203701a1b99f6914f31859583a0e247c3ac0f6aaf59ca80af19
   ppc64le:
+    v1.28.4: 24e4b42b1d0ec68fc291fcc57fa88ec34b9e8ba758e01639873ef2068222af4a
     v1.28.3: 0ae62912b057f3228dd7a9fbe2492c4b8c3a661f27a1d46e70b0b6627ccf60fb
     v1.28.2: fdc28482a4316c84d61b0997c29c4d4c7b11459af9c654fdee3b4a3031f0fcb7
     v1.28.1: 73e06f2b614ed5665951f7c059e225a7b0b31319c64a3f57e146fbe7a77fe54e
     v1.28.0: 146fe9194486e46accd5054fa93939f9608fdbeefefc4bc68e4c40fb4a84ccc9
+    v1.27.8: d65b972cd661cb28972f0df731f9e5b65d959920275bad5ef44ff94d3bb8331d
     v1.27.7: 6a95a8fb5560a6698d895b2a809485ace0cf5b8c6fb89c843ab20cf89d8b11ad
     v1.27.6: f2b53fdcd0a71390e84d16facbcd7a581f1309cb8bd0501f9508ebefe5a3498c
     v1.27.5: 3df86ca5de57a6c6b4043be3c050ed9ed39a50720364b399e12e9e52e87e377b
@@ -351,6 +386,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.27.2: 412bccd310f4976201d359f0637745944944c0fb2ace315e5e07b180445530c7
     v1.27.1: d4c46dcc3d210b6eae0b8c34b3ece9f24b1bb2697175615c451db717a99430fb
     v1.27.0: cf2860aef800496fee0d9fd8722bd7d17c6609e32d87ca380127151f2ce02bb0
+    v1.26.11: bfa424bccba7c10b4a011ef1cc5b282ac5861e30e3e3897ac8ef1cf8cd95b723
     v1.26.10: 5dad57d977923d80f20e1d3b9be5dba806642682a0c1bb511c23543c710761cb
     v1.26.9: 1cd0e3623b93aa1786dddb73570a841323db35df4eca45004db2046550ca5d12
     v1.26.8: c93248ce2c9906d16fcb7590d8f3929406b28967da79d6a01c2b2d39203a7f58
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 1555f39ff..c1da45ecf 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ kubelet_fail_swap_on: true
 kubelet_swap_behavior: LimitedSwap
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.28.3
+kube_version: v1.28.4
 
 ## The minimum version working
 kube_version_min_required: v1.26.0