diff --git a/site/config.toml b/site/config.toml
index 48f74bb609..091e83fe83 100644
--- a/site/config.toml
+++ b/site/config.toml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ weight = 1
 [params]
 copyright = "The Kubernetes Authors -- "
 # The latest release of minikube
-latest_release = "1.7.2"
+latest_release = "1.8.1"
 
 privacy_policy = ""