diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/bsutil/kubeadm_test.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/bsutil/kubeadm_test.go
index 20481e4898..6bf8f27951 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/bsutil/kubeadm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/bsutil/kubeadm_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func getExtraOptsPodCidr() []config.ExtraOption {
 
 func recentReleases() ([]string, error) {
 	// test the 6 most recent releases
-	versions := []string{"v1.17", "v1.16", "v1.15", "v1.14", "v1.13", "v1.12", "v1.11"}
+	versions := []string{"v1.19", "v1.18", "v1.17", "v1.16", "v1.15", "v1.14", "v1.13", "v1.12", "v1.11"}
 	foundNewest := false
 	foundDefault := false