diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 11a10b5a0..69c69efde 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       CHANGE_MINIKUBE_NONE_USER: true
       GOPATH: /home/circleci/go
       KUBECONFIG: /home/circleci/.kube/config
-      KUBERNETES_VERSION: v1.15.2
+      KUBERNETES_VERSION: v1.17.6
       MINIKUBE_HOME: /home/circleci
       MINIKUBE_VERSION: v1.2.0
       MINIKUBE_WANTUPDATENOTIFICATION: false