diff --git a/.github/workflows/runner.yml b/.github/workflows/runner.yml
index 98fa58ee..84095c04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runner.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Action
         uses: ./
         with:
-          minikube version: v1.28.0
+          minikube version: v1.30.1
           kubernetes version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes }}
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Validate Minikube
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Action
         uses: ./
         with:
-          minikube version: v1.28.0
+          minikube version: v1.30.1
           kubernetes version: v1.25.4
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           driver: docker
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Action
         uses: ./
         with:
-          minikube version: v1.28.0
+          minikube version: v1.30.1
           kubernetes version: v1.25.4
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           start args: '--addons=registry --addons=metrics-server'
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Action
         uses: ./
         with:
-          minikube version: v1.28.0
+          minikube version: v1.30.1
           kubernetes version: v1.25.4
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           start args: '--addons=ingress'
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Action
         uses: ./
         with:
-          minikube version: v1.28.0
+          minikube version: v1.30.1
           kubernetes version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes }}
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           container runtime: ${{ matrix.container_runtime }}
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Action
         uses: ./
         with:
-          minikube version: v1.28.0
+          minikube version: v1.30.1
           kubernetes version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes }}
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Validate Minikube
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a70bfaa..0477e9d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Minikube
         uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@v2.7.2
         with:
-          minikube version: 'v1.28.0'
+          minikube version: 'v1.30.1'
           kubernetes version: 'v1.25.4'
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Interact with the cluster
diff --git a/src/configure-environment.js b/src/configure-environment.js
index 5861764f..948732da 100644
--- a/src/configure-environment.js
+++ b/src/configure-environment.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const configureEnvironment = async (inputs = {}) => {
     core.info('Waiting for Docker to be ready');
     await waitForDocker();
   }
+  await download.installCniPlugins(inputs);
   await download.installCriCtl(inputs);
   await download.installCriDockerd(inputs);
 };
diff --git a/src/download.js b/src/download.js
index 0f3f4266..564c8699 100644
--- a/src/download.js
+++ b/src/download.js
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ const installCniPlugins = async (inputs = {}) => {
     assetPredicate: asset =>
       isLinux(asset.name) && isAmd64(asset.name) && !isSignature(asset.name) && asset.name.indexOf('cni-plugins') === 0
   });
+  const extractedTarDir = await tc.extractTar(tar);
   const cniBinDirPath = '/opt/cni/bin';
-  logExecSync(`sudo mkdir -p ${cniBinDirPath}`);
-  await tc.extractTar(tar, cniBinDirPath);
+  logExecSync(`sudo find ${extractedTarDir} -type f -exec install -Dm 0755 "{}" "${cniBinDirPath}" \\;`);
 };
 
 const installCriCtl = async (inputs = {}) => {