diff --git a/.github/actions/run-integ-test/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-integ-test/action.yml
index df3c2fc76..8a93d45a4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-integ-test/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-integ-test/action.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ inputs:
   serverImage:
     description: "Override server image used in the test file"
     required: false
+  networking:
+    description: "Set networking mode for kind cluster (default: ipv4)"
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Create kind cluster
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        hack/cluster.sh
+        hack/cluster.sh ${{ inputs.networking }}
     - name: Install gatekeeper rules
       if: ${{ !env.SKIP_GATEKEEPER }}
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kindIntegTest.yml b/.github/workflows/kindIntegTest.yml
index df4924462..bd1f4d8fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kindIntegTest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kindIntegTest.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         version:
-          - "4.0.17"
+          - "4.0.18"
         integration_test:
           - cdc_successful # OSS only
           - config_fql
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         version:
-          - "5.0.3"
+          - "5.0.5"
         integration_test:
           - canary_upgrade
           - podspec_simple
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         version:
-          - "5.0.3"
+          - "5.0.5"
         integration_test:
           # Single worker tests:
           - additional_serviceoptions
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         version:
-          - "4.0.17"
-          - "4.1.8"
-          - "5.0.3"
+          - "4.0.18"
+          - "4.1.9"
+          - "5.0.5"
           - "6.8.54"
           - "6.9.7"
           # - "5.1.0"
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ jobs:
             serverType: dse
           # - version: 5.1.0
           #   serverImage: ghcr.io/k8ssandra/cass-management-api:5.1-nightly-latest
-          - version: 4.0.17
+          - version: 4.0.18
             skipGatekeeper: true
         exclude:
-          - version: 4.0.17
+          - version: 4.0.18
             integration_test: "smoke_test_read_only_fs"
       fail-fast: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -316,6 +316,39 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: k8s-logs-smoke_test-${{ matrix.version }}
           path: ./build/kubectl_dump
+  kind_smoke_ipv6_tests:
+    needs: build_docker_images
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        version:
+          - "5.0.5"
+        integration_test:
+          - test_all_the_things
+      fail-fast: true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CGO_ENABLED: 0
+      M_INTEG_DIR: ${{ matrix.integration_test }}
+      M_SERVER_VERSION: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      M_SERVER_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.serverImage }}
+      M_SERVER_TYPE: ${{ matrix.serverType }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/run-integ-test
+        with:
+          integration_test: ${{ matrix.integration_test }}
+          networking: ipv6
+      - name: Archive k8s logs
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: k8s-logs-smoke_test_ipv6-${{ matrix.version }}
+          path: ./build/kubectl_dump
   kind_topolvm_tests:
     name: TopoLVM kind installation with volumeExpansion
     needs: build_docker_images
diff --git a/config/imageconfig/image_config.yaml b/config/imageconfig/image_config.yaml
index 17883aa0c..4c4c54611 100644
--- a/config/imageconfig/image_config.yaml
+++ b/config/imageconfig/image_config.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ images:
   k8ssandra-client:
     repository: "k8ssandra"
     name: "k8ssandra-client"
-    tag: "v0.8.3"
+    tag: "3d916941"
     # pullSecret: "k8ssandra-client-pull-secret" # Use of pullSecret removes the default pullSecrets for this image
     # pullPolicy: Always
 # -- defaults are used when other no override is present for the configured image or image type. All these values can be overridden under any image or image type.
diff --git a/hack/cluster.sh b/hack/cluster.sh
index e84636f12..8e0f3fd30 100755
--- a/hack/cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/cluster.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,38 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -o errexit
 
+usage() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: hack/cluster.sh [ipv4|ipv6|dual]
+
+Creates a kind cluster with an optional networking mode.
+EOF
+}
+
+IP_FAMILY="${1:-ipv4}"
+case "${IP_FAMILY}" in
+  ipv4|ipv6|dual)
+    ;;
+  -h|--help)
+    usage
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  *)
+    usage
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+NETWORKING_CONFIG=""
+if [ "${IP_FAMILY}" != "ipv4" ]; then
+  NETWORKING_CONFIG="networking:
+  ipFamily: ${IP_FAMILY}"
+  if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+    NETWORKING_CONFIG="${NETWORKING_CONFIG}
+  apiServerAddress: 127.0.0.1"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # 1. Create registry container unless it already exists
 reg_name='kind-registry'
 reg_port='5001'
@@ -25,6 +57,7 @@ containerdConfigPatches:
 - |-
   [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".registry]
     config_path = "/etc/containerd/certs.d"
+$(if [ -n "${NETWORKING_CONFIG}" ]; then printf '%s\n' "${NETWORKING_CONFIG}"; fi)
 nodes:
 - role: control-plane
 - role: worker