diff --git a/roles/build-images/defaults/main.yml b/roles/build-images/defaults/main.yml
index 50edbb6ca..920b35bab 100644
--- a/roles/build-images/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/build-images/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 ---
 version:
-  kubernetes: v1.16.2
+  kubernetes: v1.18.9
   helm: v2.13.0
   cni: v0.6.0
 
diff --git a/tools/images/kubeadm-aio/Dockerfile b/tools/images/kubeadm-aio/Dockerfile
index 1a392c851..efc3b6b29 100644
--- a/tools/images/kubeadm-aio/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/images/kubeadm-aio/Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ENV GOOGLE_KUBERNETES_REPO_URL ${GOOGLE_KUBERNETES_REPO_URL}
 ARG GOOGLE_HELM_REPO_URL=https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm
 ENV GOOGLE_HELM_REPO_URL ${GOOGLE_HELM_REPO_URL}
 
-ARG KUBE_VERSION="v1.16.2"
+ARG KUBE_VERSION="v1.18.9"
 ENV KUBE_VERSION ${KUBE_VERSION}
 
 ARG CNI_VERSION="v0.6.0"
diff --git a/tools/images/kubeadm-aio/assets/opt/playbooks/vars.yaml b/tools/images/kubeadm-aio/assets/opt/playbooks/vars.yaml
index 78412b150..0e7aa0311 100644
--- a/tools/images/kubeadm-aio/assets/opt/playbooks/vars.yaml
+++ b/tools/images/kubeadm-aio/assets/opt/playbooks/vars.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ all:
     helm:
       tiller_image: gcr.io/kubernetes-helm/tiller:v2.7.0
     k8s:
-      kubernetesVersion: v1.16.2
+      kubernetesVersion: v1.18.9
       imageRepository: gcr.io/google_containers
       certificatesDir: /etc/kubernetes/pki
       selfHosted: false