diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 256d4c3e77..5bb61ad3ca 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 	// DefaultKubernetesVersion is the default Kubernetes version
 	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.18.2"
 	// NewestKubernetesVersion is the newest Kubernetes version to test against
-	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.18.2"
+	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.18.3-beta.0"
 	// OldestKubernetesVersion is the oldest Kubernetes version to test against
 	OldestKubernetesVersion = "v1.12.0"
 	// DefaultClusterName is the default nane for the k8s cluster