diff --git a/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.23.5.yaml b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.23.5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2582912e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.23.5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+go: 1.17
+etcd: v3.5.5