diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 91be22d..cda1dd0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p ${HOME}/.local/src \
 RUN git clone https://github.com/elixir-lsp/elixir-ls.git ${LOCAL_SRC_HOME}/elixir-ls
 
 # command line utilities
+ENV MISE_ENV_FILE .env
 RUN curl https://mise.jdx.dev/install.sh | sh \
   && curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/main/install.sh | bash \
   && git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm.git ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/tmux/plugins/tpm
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ RUN ${LOCAL_BIN_HOME}/mise plugins install --force --yes \
     k3d \
     k3sup \
     k9s \
+    kind \
     kubectl \
     kubie \
     lefthook \
diff --git a/config/mise/config.toml b/config/mise/config.toml
index 898659d..cca4050 100644
--- a/config/mise/config.toml
+++ b/config/mise/config.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ helm = "3.14.3"
 k3d = "5.6.0"
 k3sup = "0.13.5"
 k9s = "0.32.3"
+kind = "0.22.0"
 kubectl = "1.29.3"
 kubie = "0.23.0"
 lefthook = "1.6.7"