diff --git a/roles/ensure-kubernetes/tasks/microk8s.yaml b/roles/ensure-kubernetes/tasks/microk8s.yaml
index cc9eed699..3b747224e 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-kubernetes/tasks/microk8s.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-kubernetes/tasks/microk8s.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - name: Check distro
   assert:
-    that: ansible_distribution_release == 'jammy'
-    msg: 'This role only supported on Jammy'
+    that: ansible_distribution_release in ['jammy', 'bookworm']
+    msg: 'This role only supported on Jammy or Bookworm'
 
 - name: Install snapd
   become: yes
diff --git a/zuul-tests.d/container-roles-jobs.yaml b/zuul-tests.d/container-roles-jobs.yaml
index 26d6ba804..3180b9885 100644
--- a/zuul-tests.d/container-roles-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul-tests.d/container-roles-jobs.yaml
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@
     post-run: test-playbooks/ensure-kubernetes/post.yaml
 
 # NOTE(ianw) 2022-12-08 : only supported on jammy
+# NOTE(corvus) 2023-08-14 : also supported on bookworm
 
 - job:
     name: zuul-jobs-test-ensure-kubernetes-microk8s-ubuntu-jammy
@@ -497,6 +498,15 @@
         - name: ubuntu-jammy
           label: ubuntu-jammy
 
+- job:
+    name: zuul-jobs-test-ensure-kubernetes-microk8s-debian-bookworm
+    description: Test the ensure-kubernetes role with docker on debian-bookworm
+    parent: zuul-jobs-test-ensure-kubernetes-microk8s
+    nodeset:
+      nodes:
+        - name: debian-bookworm
+          label: debian-bookworm
+
 - job:
     name: zuul-jobs-test-ensure-podman
     description: |
@@ -622,6 +632,7 @@
         - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-kubernetes-crio-ubuntu-focal
         - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-kubernetes-crio-ubuntu-jammy
         - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-kubernetes-microk8s-ubuntu-jammy
+        - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-kubernetes-microk8s-debian-bookworm
         - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-skopeo-ubuntu-bionic
         - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-skopeo-ubuntu-focal
         - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-skopeo-ubuntu-jammy