diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 89b1734cf7b..54ac2840503 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ dependencies:
     - path: images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
       match: "KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
 
-  - name: "k8s.gcr.io/build-image/kube-cross: dependents buster"
-    version: v1.23.0-go1.17.5-buster.0
-    refPaths:
-    - path: images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
-      match: "KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
-
   # Golang (next candidate)
   - name: "golang (next candidate)"
     version: 1.18beta1
@@ -231,13 +225,13 @@ dependencies:
       match: "IMAGE_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
 
   - name: "k8s.gcr.io/build-image/kube-cross: config variant (next candidate)"
-    version: go1.17-bullseye
+    version: go1.18-bullseye
     refPaths:
     - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
       match: "CONFIG: 'go\\d+.\\d+-bullseye'"
 
   - name: "k8s.gcr.io/build-image/kube-cross: dependents (next candidate)"
-    version: v1.24.0-go1.17.5-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.24.0-go1.18beta1-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
     - path: images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
       match: "KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
diff --git a/images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml b/images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
index e138d323f1d..f9e89cd2565 100644
--- a/images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/k8s-cloud-builder/variants.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 variants:
+  v1.24-cross1.18-bullseye:
+    CONFIG: 'cross1.17'
+    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.24.0-go1.18beta1-bullseye.0'
   v1.24-cross1.17-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'cross1.17'
     KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.24.0-go1.17.5-bullseye.0'
   v1.23-cross1.17-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'cross1.17'
     KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.23.0-go1.17.5-bullseye.0'
-  v1.23-cross1.17-buster:
-    CONFIG: 'cross1.17'
-    KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.23.0-go1.17.5-buster.0'
   v1.22-cross1.16-buster:
     CONFIG: 'cross1.16'
     KUBE_CROSS_VERSION: 'v1.22.0-go1.16.12-buster.0'