diff --git a/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json b/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
index 5603057cb7..1885e53f04 100644
--- a/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
+++ b/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 [
+  {
+    "version": "v1.6.0-rc.1"
+  },
   {
     "version": "v1.6.0-beta.4"
   },