diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-ci.yaml
index 0de3bf88..28583dfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-ci.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         k3s_version:
           # k3d version list k3s | sed 's/+/-/' | sort -h
-          - ${{ github.event.inputs.k3s_version || 'v1.28.4-k3s2' }}
+          - ${{ github.event.inputs.k3s_version || 'v1.28.14-k3s1' }}
     steps:
       -
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e/scripts/install-monitoring.sh b/.github/workflows/e2e/scripts/install-monitoring.sh
index d94f503b..6c4a7bee 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e/scripts/install-monitoring.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e/scripts/install-monitoring.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ helm version
 helm repo add ${HELM_REPO} https://charts.rancher.io
 helm repo update
 
+echo "Create required \`cattle-fleet-system\` namespace"
+kubectl create namespace cattle-fleet-system
+
 echo "Installing rancher monitoring crd with :\n"
 
 helm search repo ${HELM_REPO}/rancher-monitoring-crd --versions --max-col-width=0 | head -n 2