diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 85c279a481..02631ff295 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -197,10 +197,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn backstage-cli repo lint --since origin/master
 
       - name: bootstrap kind
-        run: |
-          curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.14.0/kind-linux-amd64
-          chmod +x ./kind
-          ./kind create cluster
+        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.3.0
 
       - name: test changed packages
         if: ${{ steps.yarn-lock.outcome == 'success' }}
@@ -224,9 +221,6 @@ jobs:
           BACKSTAGE_TEST_DATABASE_POSTGRES9_CONNECTION_STRING: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:${{ job.services.postgres9.ports[5432] }}
           BACKSTAGE_TEST_DATABASE_MYSQL8_CONNECTION_STRING: mysql://root:root@localhost:${{ job.services.mysql8.ports[3306] }}/ignored
 
-      - name: delete kind command
-        run: rm kind
-
       - name: ensure clean working directory
         run: |
           if files=$(git ls-files --exclude-standard --others --modified) && [[ -z "$files" ]]; then