diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/kraft_upgrade_test.py b/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/kraft_upgrade_test.py
index 7aab85124f45d..6975069b73e5f 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/kraft_upgrade_test.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/kraft_upgrade_test.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from kafkatest.tests.produce_consume_validate import ProduceConsumeValidateTest
 from kafkatest.utils import is_int
 from kafkatest.version import LATEST_3_1, LATEST_3_2, LATEST_3_3, LATEST_3_4, LATEST_3_5, \
-    LATEST_3_6, LATEST_3_7, DEV_BRANCH, KafkaVersion, LATEST_STABLE_METADATA_VERSION
+    LATEST_3_6, LATEST_3_7, LATEST_3_8, DEV_BRANCH, KafkaVersion, LATEST_STABLE_METADATA_VERSION
 
 #
 # Test upgrading between different KRaft versions.
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ def run_upgrade(self, from_kafka_version):
         assert self.kafka.check_protocol_errors(self)
 
     @cluster(num_nodes=5)
-    @matrix(from_kafka_version=[str(LATEST_3_1), str(LATEST_3_2), str(LATEST_3_3), str(LATEST_3_4), str(LATEST_3_5), str(LATEST_3_6), str(LATEST_3_7), str(DEV_BRANCH)],
+    @matrix(from_kafka_version=[str(LATEST_3_1), str(LATEST_3_2), str(LATEST_3_3), str(LATEST_3_4), str(LATEST_3_5), str(LATEST_3_6), str(LATEST_3_7), str(LATEST_3_8), str(DEV_BRANCH)],
             metadata_quorum=[combined_kraft])
     def test_combined_mode_upgrade(self, from_kafka_version, metadata_quorum, use_new_coordinator=False):
         self.run_upgrade(from_kafka_version)
 
     @cluster(num_nodes=8)
-    @matrix(from_kafka_version=[str(LATEST_3_1), str(LATEST_3_2), str(LATEST_3_3), str(LATEST_3_4), str(LATEST_3_5), str(LATEST_3_6), str(LATEST_3_7), str(DEV_BRANCH)],
+    @matrix(from_kafka_version=[str(LATEST_3_1), str(LATEST_3_2), str(LATEST_3_3), str(LATEST_3_4), str(LATEST_3_5), str(LATEST_3_6), str(LATEST_3_7), str(LATEST_3_8), str(DEV_BRANCH)],
             metadata_quorum=[isolated_kraft])
     def test_isolated_mode_upgrade(self, from_kafka_version, metadata_quorum, use_new_coordinator=False):
         self.run_upgrade(from_kafka_version)
diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/transactions_mixed_versions_test.py b/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/transactions_mixed_versions_test.py
index a0f298b1fd4fd..803cd82a9d8d6 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/transactions_mixed_versions_test.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/transactions_mixed_versions_test.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from kafkatest.utils import is_int
 from kafkatest.utils.transactions_utils import create_and_start_copiers
 from kafkatest.version import LATEST_3_1, LATEST_3_2, LATEST_3_3, LATEST_3_4, LATEST_3_5, \
-    LATEST_3_6, LATEST_3_7, DEV_BRANCH, KafkaVersion, LATEST_STABLE_METADATA_VERSION
+    LATEST_3_6, LATEST_3_7, LATEST_3_8, DEV_BRANCH, KafkaVersion, LATEST_STABLE_METADATA_VERSION
 
 from ducktape.tests.test import Test
 from ducktape.mark import matrix
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def setup_topics(self):
 
     @cluster(num_nodes=8)
     @matrix(
-        old_kafka_version=[str(LATEST_3_7), str(LATEST_3_6), str(LATEST_3_5), str(LATEST_3_4), str(LATEST_3_3), str(LATEST_3_2), str(LATEST_3_1)],
+        old_kafka_version=[str(LATEST_3_8), str(LATEST_3_7), str(LATEST_3_6), str(LATEST_3_5), str(LATEST_3_4), str(LATEST_3_3), str(LATEST_3_2), str(LATEST_3_1)],
         metadata_quorum=[isolated_kraft],
         use_new_coordinator=[False],
         group_protocol=[None]
diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/transactions_upgrade_test.py b/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/transactions_upgrade_test.py
index c6408cb65a542..33355fef64fb6 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/transactions_upgrade_test.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/tests/core/transactions_upgrade_test.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from kafkatest.utils import is_int
 from kafkatest.utils.transactions_utils import create_and_start_copiers
 from kafkatest.version import LATEST_3_1, LATEST_3_2, LATEST_3_3, LATEST_3_4, LATEST_3_5, \
-    LATEST_3_6, LATEST_3_7, DEV_BRANCH, KafkaVersion, LATEST_STABLE_METADATA_VERSION
+    LATEST_3_6, LATEST_3_7, LATEST_3_8, DEV_BRANCH, KafkaVersion, LATEST_STABLE_METADATA_VERSION
 
 from ducktape.tests.test import Test
 from ducktape.mark import matrix
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def setup_topics(self):
 
     @cluster(num_nodes=10)
     @matrix(
-        from_kafka_version=[str(LATEST_3_7), str(LATEST_3_6), str(LATEST_3_5), str(LATEST_3_4), str(LATEST_3_3), str(LATEST_3_2), str(LATEST_3_1)],
+        from_kafka_version=[str(LATEST_3_8), str(LATEST_3_7), str(LATEST_3_6), str(LATEST_3_5), str(LATEST_3_4), str(LATEST_3_3), str(LATEST_3_2), str(LATEST_3_1)],
         metadata_quorum=[isolated_kraft],
         use_new_coordinator=[False],
         group_protocol=[None]