diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b94b28..4e3b8b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,19 +116,16 @@ vagrant ssh -c "/vagrant/scripts/dashboard.sh" controlplane
 
 ## Kubernetes Dashboard Access
 
-To get the login token, copy it from _config/token_ or run the following command:
-```shell
-kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard get secret/admin-user -o go-template="{{.data.token | base64decode}}"
-```
+To get the login token, copy it from _config/token
 
-Make the dashboard accessible:
+Port forward:
 ```shell
-kubectl proxy
+kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard port-forward svc/kubernetes-dashboard-kong-proxy 8443:443
 ```
 
 Open the site in your browser:
 ```shell
-http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/#/login
+https://localhost:8443
 ```
 
 ## To shutdown the cluster,
diff --git a/scripts/dashboard.sh b/scripts/dashboard.sh
index 5e5ef7a..5690500 100755
--- a/scripts/dashboard.sh
+++ b/scripts/dashboard.sh
@@ -1,40 +1,56 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# Deploys the Kubernetes dashboard when enabled in settings.yaml
+# Deploys the Kubernetes dashboard using Helm when enabled in settings.yaml
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
 config_path="/vagrant/configs"
 
 DASHBOARD_VERSION=$(grep -E '^\s*dashboard:' /vagrant/settings.yaml | sed -E -e 's/[^:]+: *//' -e 's/\r$//')
+
 if [ -n "${DASHBOARD_VERSION}" ]; then
-  while sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl get pods -A -l k8s-app=metrics-server | awk 'split($3, a, "/") && a[1] != a[2] { print $0; }' | grep -v "RESTARTS"; do
+  # Wait for metrics server to be ready
+  while sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl get pods -A -l k8s-app=metrics-server | \
+    awk 'split($3, a, "/") && a[1] != a[2] { print $0; }' | grep -v "RESTARTS"; do
     echo 'Waiting for metrics server to be ready...'
     sleep 5
   done
+
   echo 'Metrics server is ready. Installing dashboard...'
 
-  sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl create namespace kubernetes-dashboard
+  # Install Helm
+  echo "Installing Helm..."
+  curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash
 
-  echo "Creating the dashboard user..."
+  # Add the Kubernetes Dashboard Helm repository
+  echo "Adding Kubernetes Dashboard Helm repository..."
+  sudo -i -u vagrant helm repo add kubernetes-dashboard https://kubernetes.github.io/dashboard/
+  sudo -i -u vagrant helm repo update
 
-  cat <<EOF | sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl apply -f -
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: admin-user
-  namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
-EOF
+  # Install/upgrade the Kubernetes Dashboard
+  echo "Installing Kubernetes Dashboard version ${DASHBOARD_VERSION}..."
+  sudo -i -u vagrant helm upgrade --install kubernetes-dashboard \
+    kubernetes-dashboard/kubernetes-dashboard \
+    --create-namespace \
+    --namespace kubernetes-dashboard \
+    --version "${DASHBOARD_VERSION}"
+
+  # Wait for dashboard to be ready
+  echo "Waiting for dashboard pods to be ready..."
+  sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod \
+    -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=kubernetes-dashboard \
+    -n kubernetes-dashboard \
+    --timeout=300s
+
+  # Create admin user
+  echo "Creating the dashboard admin user..."
 
   cat <<EOF | sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl apply -f -
 apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-type: kubernetes.io/service-account-token
+kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   name: admin-user
   namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
-  annotations:
-    kubernetes.io/service-account.name: admin-user
 EOF
 
   cat <<EOF | sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl apply -f -
@@ -52,14 +68,20 @@ subjects:
   namespace: kubernetes-dashboard
 EOF
 
-  echo "Deploying the dashboard..."
-  sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl apply -f "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/dashboard/v${DASHBOARD_VERSION}/aio/deploy/recommended.yaml"
+  sleep 5
 
-  sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard get secret/admin-user -o go-template="{{.data.token | base64decode}}" >> "${config_path}/token"
-  echo "The following token was also saved to: configs/token"
+  # Generate token (Dashboard 7.x compatible)
+  echo "Generating admin token..."
+  sudo -i -u vagrant kubectl -n kubernetes-dashboard create token admin-user --duration=87600h > "${config_path}/token"
+
+  # Get the control plane IP
+  CONTROL_IP=$(grep -E '^\s*control_ip:' /vagrant/settings.yaml | sed -E -e 's/[^:]+: *//' -e 's/\r$//')
+
+  echo "Kubernetes Dashboard installed successfully!"
+
+  echo "Access Token (saved to configs/token):"
   cat "${config_path}/token"
-  echo "
-Use it to log in at:
-http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/#/overview?namespace=kubernetes-dashboard
-"
+
+  echo "Dashboard Access URL:"
+  echo "  https://${CONTROL_IP}:30443"
 fi
diff --git a/settings.yaml b/settings.yaml
index 2acb7f6..355f5be 100644
--- a/settings.yaml
+++ b/settings.yaml
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ nodes:
 #     vm_path: /vagrant/images
 software:
   box: bento/ubuntu-24.04
-  calico: 3.26.0
+  calico: 3.31.0
   # To skip the dashboard installation, set its version to an empty value or comment it out:
-  dashboard: 2.7.0
-  kubernetes: 1.31.0-*
+  dashboard: 7.14.0
+  kubernetes: 1.34.0-*
 
   os: xUbuntu_24.04