diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 243ae53fc3..fd98bd8c79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= $(shell egrep "DefaultKubernetesVersion =" pkg/minikube/co
 KIC_VERSION ?= $(shell egrep "Version =" pkg/drivers/kic/types.go | cut -d \" -f2)
 
 # Default to .0 for higher cache hit rates, as build increments typically don't require new ISO versions
-ISO_VERSION ?= v1.17.0
+ISO_VERSION ?= v1.18.0-beta.0
 # Dashes are valid in semver, but not Linux packaging. Use ~ to delimit alpha/beta
 DEB_VERSION ?= $(subst -,~,$(RAW_VERSION))
 DEB_REVISION ?= 0
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index 019b77a2aa..8381021888 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --insecure-registry strings         Insecure Docker registries to pass to the Docker daemon.  The default service CIDR range will automatically be added.
       --install-addons                    If set, install addons. Defaults to true. (default true)
       --interactive                       Allow user prompts for more information (default true)
-      --iso-url strings                   Locations to fetch the minikube ISO from. (default [https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.17.0.iso,https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v1.17.0/minikube-v1.17.0.iso,https://kubernetes.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.17.0.iso])
+      --iso-url strings                   Locations to fetch the minikube ISO from. (default [https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.18.0-beta.0.iso,https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v1.18.0-beta.0/minikube-v1.18.0-beta.0.iso,https://kubernetes.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.18.0-beta.0.iso])
       --keep-context                      This will keep the existing kubectl context and will create a minikube context.
       --kubernetes-version string         The Kubernetes version that the minikube VM will use (ex: v1.2.3, 'stable' for v1.20.2, 'latest' for v1.20.5-rc.0). Defaults to 'stable'.
       --kvm-gpu                           Enable experimental NVIDIA GPU support in minikube