Update k8s variable syntax for minikube & kind (#8347)

Author: pdabelf5

.github/actions/smoke-tests/action.yaml

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Deploy Kubernetes
       id: k8s
       run: |
-        make -f tests/Makefile create-kind-cluster K8S_CLUSTER_NAME=${{ github.run_id }} K8S_CLUSTER_VERSION=${{ inputs.k8s-version }} K8S_TIMEOUT=${{ inputs.k8s-timeout }}
+        make -f tests/Makefile create-kind-cluster K8S_CLUSTER_NAME=${{ github.run_id }} K8S_CLUSTER_VERSION=v${{ inputs.k8s-version }} K8S_TIMEOUT=${{ inputs.k8s-timeout }}
         make -f tests/Makefile image-load REGISTRY="" PREFIX=${{ inputs.image-name }} TAG=${{ inputs.tag }} K8S_CLUSTER_NAME=${{ github.run_id }}
         label="${{ inputs.label }}"
         nospaces="${label// /_}"

tests/Makefile

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ run-tests-in-kind: ## Run tests in Kind
 create-kind-cluster: $(KIND_KUBE_CONFIG_FOLDER) ## Create a Kind K8S cluster
 	@kind create cluster \
 		--name $(K8S_CLUSTER_NAME) \
-		--image=kindest/node:v$(K8S_CLUSTER_VERSION) \
+		--image=kindest/node:$(K8S_CLUSTER_VERSION) \
 		--config=<(sed 's/dual/${IP_FAMILY}/' $(ROOT_DIR)/tests/ci-files/ci-kind-config.yaml) \
 		--wait $(K8S_TIMEOUT)
 	@kind get kubeconfig --name $(K8S_CLUSTER_NAME) --internal > $(KIND_KUBE_CONFIG_FOLDER)/config
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ run-tests-in-minikube: ## Run tests in Minikube
 
 .PHONY: create-mini-cluster
 create-mini-cluster: $(MINIKUBE_KUBE_CONFIG_FOLDER) ## Create a Minikube K8S cluster
-	@minikube start --kubernetes-version=v$(K8S_CLUSTER_VERSION) \
+	@minikube start --kubernetes-version=$(K8S_CLUSTER_VERSION) \
 	&& KUBECONFIG=$(MINIKUBE_KUBE_CONFIG_FOLDER)/config minikube update-context \
 	&& KUBECONFIG=$(MINIKUBE_KUBE_CONFIG_FOLDER)/config kubectl config set-cluster minikube --server=https://minikube:8443