diff --git a/helpers/matrix.yml b/helpers/matrix.yml
index b1c44fab0..00bf37aad 100644
--- a/helpers/matrix.yml
+++ b/helpers/matrix.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ APM_SERVER_SUITE:
   - security
   - upgrade
 KUBERNETES_VERSION:
-  - "1.15"
   - "1.16"
   - "1.17"
+  - "1.18"
diff --git a/helpers/terraform/Makefile b/helpers/terraform/Makefile
index 25e516db0..639ef285a 100644
--- a/helpers/terraform/Makefile
+++ b/helpers/terraform/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GOOGLE_PROJECT := elastic-ci-prod
 CLUSTER_NAME := helm-elasticsearch-test
-KUBERNETES_VERSION := 1.15
+KUBERNETES_VERSION := 1.16
 CHART := elasticsearch
 SUITE := default
 NAMESPACE := helm-charts-testing