diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/common_crds/gateway_api/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/common_crds/gateway_api/defaults/main.yml
index e861991b6..837c67ada 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/common_crds/gateway_api/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/common_crds/gateway_api/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 gateway_api_enabled: false
-gateway_api_version: 1.2.1
 
 # `gateway_api_channel` default is "standard".
 # "standard" release channel includes all resources that have graduated to GA or beta, including GatewayClass, Gateway, HTTPRoute, and ReferenceGrant.
diff --git a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index 5e2147367..aac48926e 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray_defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ scheduler_plugins_version: "{{ scheduler_plugins_supported_versions[kube_major_v
 
 yq_version: "{{ (yq_checksums['amd64'] | dict2items)[0].key }}"
 
-gateway_api_version: "1.2.1"
+gateway_api_version: "{{ (gateway_api_standard_crds_checksums.no_arch | dict2items)[0].key }}"
 gateway_api_channel: "standard"
 
 prometheus_operator_crds_version: "{{ (prometheus_operator_crds_checksums.no_arch | dict2items)[0].key }}"