diff --git a/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
index b009af57542..21e4773530e 100644
--- a/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.28.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.31.0
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
diff --git a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/Makefile
index ca173b57d90..8cfc9f6c0a2 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.28.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.31.0
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
diff --git a/testdata/go/v3/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/v3/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 92da4343323..42aaf68a298 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v3/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/v3/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.28.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.31.0
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
diff --git a/testdata/go/v4-alpha/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/v4-alpha/memcached-operator/Makefile
index b141adf8dc9..a7cce76d642 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v4-alpha/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/v4-alpha/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.28.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.31.0
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
diff --git a/testdata/go/v4-alpha/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/v4-alpha/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 4c465c0ebd2..7c598cd3b63 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v4-alpha/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/v4-alpha/monitoring/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.28.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.31.0
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
diff --git a/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 2667316cd53..51efb0630ec 100644
--- a/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set the Operator SDK version to use. By default, what is installed on the system is used.
 # This is useful for CI or a project to utilize a specific version of the operator-sdk toolkit.
-OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.28.0
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.31.0
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest