diff --git a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kind/kind-presubmits.yaml b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kind/kind-presubmits.yaml
index b96f44f7ae969..e9ce1b0e573d3 100644
--- a/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kind/kind-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kind/kind-presubmits.yaml
@@ -234,12 +234,12 @@ presubmits:
     extra_refs:
     - org: kubernetes
       repo: kubernetes
-      base_ref: release-1.20
+      base_ref: release-1.22
       path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
     labels:
       preset-dind-enabled: "true"
       preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
-    name: pull-kind-e2e-kubernetes-1-20
+    name: pull-kind-e2e-kubernetes-1-22
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/kind
     spec:
       containers:
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ presubmits:
           value: \[Slow\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]|PodSecurityPolicy|LoadBalancer|load.balancer|Simple.pod.should.support.exec.through.an.HTTP.proxy|subPath.should.support.existing|NFS|nfs|inline.execution.and.attach|should.be.rejected.when.no.endpoints.exist
         - name: PARALLEL
           value: "true"
-        image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/krte:v20211014-1439a9f025-1.20
+        image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/krte:v20211014-1439a9f025-1.22
         name: ""
         resources:
           limits:
@@ -268,19 +268,19 @@ presubmits:
           privileged: true
   # mimic pull-kubernetes-e2e-kind, but using kind built in this PR
   - always_run: true
-    extra_refs:
-    - org: kubernetes
-      repo: kubernetes
-      base_ref: release-1.19
-      path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
     decorate: true
     decoration_config:
       grace_period: 15m0s
       timeout: 1h0m0s
+    extra_refs:
+    - org: kubernetes
+      repo: kubernetes
+      base_ref: release-1.21
+      path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
     labels:
       preset-dind-enabled: "true"
       preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
-    name: pull-kind-e2e-kubernetes-1-19
+    name: pull-kind-e2e-kubernetes-1-21
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/kind
     spec:
       containers:
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ presubmits:
         - name: FOCUS
           value: .
         - name: SKIP
-          value: \[Slow\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]|PodSecurityPolicy|LoadBalancer|load.balancer|Simple.pod.should.support.exec.through.an.HTTP.proxy|subPath.should.support.existing|Conntrack|udp|UDP|NFS|nfs|inline.execution.and.attach|should.be.rejected.when.no.endpoints.exist
+          value: \[Slow\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]|PodSecurityPolicy|LoadBalancer|load.balancer|Simple.pod.should.support.exec.through.an.HTTP.proxy|subPath.should.support.existing|NFS|nfs|inline.execution.and.attach|should.be.rejected.when.no.endpoints.exist
         - name: PARALLEL
           value: "true"
-        image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/krte:v20211014-1439a9f025-1.19
+        image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/krte:v20211014-1439a9f025-1.21
         name: ""
         resources:
           limits:
@@ -308,24 +308,23 @@ presubmits:
         securityContext:
           privileged: true
   # mimic pull-kubernetes-e2e-kind, but using kind built in this PR
-  - name: pull-kind-e2e-kubernetes-1-18
-    always_run: true
-    labels:
-      preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-      preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
+  - always_run: true
     decorate: true
+    decoration_config:
+      grace_period: 15m0s
+      timeout: 1h0m0s
     extra_refs:
     - org: kubernetes
       repo: kubernetes
-      base_ref: release-1.18
+      base_ref: release-1.20
       path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
+    labels:
+      preset-dind-enabled: "true"
+      preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
+    name: pull-kind-e2e-kubernetes-1-20
     path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/kind
-    decoration_config:
-      timeout: 40m
-      grace_period: 15m
     spec:
       containers:
-      - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/krte:v20211014-1439a9f025-1.18
         command:
         - wrapper.sh
         - bash
@@ -333,61 +332,60 @@ presubmits:
         - cd ./../../k8s.io/kubernetes && ./../../sigs.k8s.io/kind/hack/ci/e2e.sh
         env:
         - name: FOCUS
-          value: "."
-        # TODO(bentheelder): reduce the skip list further
-        # NOTE: changes should filter down to pull-kubernetes-e2e-kind-canary
-        # and then pull-kubernetes-e2e-kind
+          value: .
         - name: SKIP
-          value: \[Slow\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]|PodSecurityPolicy|LoadBalancer|load.balancer|In-tree.Volumes.\[Driver:.nfs\]|PersistentVolumes.NFS|Network.should.set.TCP.CLOSE_WAIT.timeout|Simple.pod.should.support.exec.through.an.HTTP.proxy|subPath.should.support.existing|should.provide.basic.identity|\[NodeFeature:PodReadinessGate\]
+          value: \[Slow\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]|PodSecurityPolicy|LoadBalancer|load.balancer|Simple.pod.should.support.exec.through.an.HTTP.proxy|subPath.should.support.existing|NFS|nfs|inline.execution.and.attach|should.be.rejected.when.no.endpoints.exist
         - name: PARALLEL
           value: "true"
-        # we need privileged mode in order to do docker in docker
-        securityContext:
-          privileged: true
+        image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/krte:v20211014-1439a9f025-1.20
+        name: ""
         resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: "4"
+            memory: 9000Mi
           requests:
-            # TODO(BenTheElder): adjust these everywhere
-            # these are both a bit below peak usage during build
-            # this is mostly for building kubernetes
-            memory: "9000Mi"
-            # during the tests more like 3-20m is used
-            cpu: 2000m
-  # conformance test against kubernetes release-1.17 branch with `kind`, skipping
-  # serial tests so it runs in ~20m
-  - name: pull-kind-conformance-parallel-1-17
-    labels:
-      preset-service-account: "true"
-      preset-dind-enabled: "true"
-      preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
-    always_run: true
-    decorate: true
+            cpu: "4"
+            memory: 9000Mi
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+  # mimic pull-kubernetes-e2e-kind, but using kind built in this PR
+  - always_run: true
     extra_refs:
     - org: kubernetes
       repo: kubernetes
-      base_ref: release-1.17
+      base_ref: release-1.19
       path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
-    path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/kind
+    decorate: true
     decoration_config:
-      timeout: 40m
+      grace_period: 15m0s
+      timeout: 1h0m0s
+    labels:
+      preset-dind-enabled: "true"
+      preset-kind-volume-mounts: "true"
+    name: pull-kind-e2e-kubernetes-1-19
+    path_alias: sigs.k8s.io/kind
     spec:
       containers:
-      - image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/krte:v20210204-b06ec78-1.17
-        env:
-        # skip serial tests and run with --ginkgo-parallel
-        - name: "PARALLEL"
-          value: "true"
-        command:
+      - command:
         - wrapper.sh
         - bash
         - -c
         - cd ./../../k8s.io/kubernetes && ./../../sigs.k8s.io/kind/hack/ci/e2e.sh
-        # we need privileged mode in order to do docker in docker
-        securityContext:
-          privileged: true
+        env:
+        - name: FOCUS
+          value: .
+        - name: SKIP
+          value: \[Slow\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]|PodSecurityPolicy|LoadBalancer|load.balancer|Simple.pod.should.support.exec.through.an.HTTP.proxy|subPath.should.support.existing|Conntrack|udp|UDP|NFS|nfs|inline.execution.and.attach|should.be.rejected.when.no.endpoints.exist
+        - name: PARALLEL
+          value: "true"
+        image: gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/krte:v20211014-1439a9f025-1.19
+        name: ""
         resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: "4"
+            memory: 9000Mi
           requests:
-            # these are both a bit below peak usage during build
-            # this is mostly for building kubernetes
-            memory: "9000Mi"
-            # during the tests more like 3-20m is used
-            cpu: 2000m
+            cpu: "4"
+            memory: 9000Mi
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true