diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d3a83716a..69b86aef23 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ else
 endif
 DOCKER_USER ?= $(shell echo ${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME} | cut -d / -f1)
 VERSION ?= dev
-RUNNER_VERSION ?= 2.303.0
+RUNNER_VERSION ?= 2.304.0
 TARGETPLATFORM ?= $(shell arch)
 RUNNER_NAME ?= ${DOCKER_USER}/actions-runner
 RUNNER_TAG  ?= ${VERSION}
diff --git a/runner/Makefile b/runner/Makefile
index d7dafebdae..d404ab4843 100644
--- a/runner/Makefile
+++ b/runner/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DIND_ROOTLESS_RUNNER_NAME ?= ${DOCKER_USER}/actions-runner-dind-rootless
 OS_IMAGE ?= ubuntu-22.04
 TARGETPLATFORM ?= $(shell arch)
 
-RUNNER_VERSION ?= 2.303.0 
+RUNNER_VERSION ?= 2.304.0 
 RUNNER_CONTAINER_HOOKS_VERSION ?= 0.2.0
 DOCKER_VERSION ?= 20.10.23
 
diff --git a/runner/VERSION b/runner/VERSION
index f67bb997a5..971440973d 100644
--- a/runner/VERSION
+++ b/runner/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.303.0
+2.304.0
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index ef925ccc09..559daa40fc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var (
 
 	testResultCMNamePrefix = "test-result-"
 
-	RunnerVersion = "2.303.0"
+	RunnerVersion = "2.304.0"
 )
 
 // If you're willing to run this test via VS Code "run test" or "debug test",