diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants_kubernetes_versions.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants_kubernetes_versions.go
index f884801949..3c0d486fae 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants_kubernetes_versions.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants_kubernetes_versions.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package constants
 // ValidKubernetesVersions is a list of Kubernetes versions in order from newest to oldest
 // This is used when outputting Kubernetes versions and to select the latest patch version when unspecified
 var ValidKubernetesVersions = []string{
+	"v1.30.0-rc.1",
 	"v1.30.0-rc.0",
 	"v1.30.0-beta.0",
 	"v1.30.0-alpha.3",