diff --git a/charts/consul/test/terraform/aks/variables.tf b/charts/consul/test/terraform/aks/variables.tf
index bb8d48251a..306532f85c 100644
--- a/charts/consul/test/terraform/aks/variables.tf
+++ b/charts/consul/test/terraform/aks/variables.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variable "location" {
 }
 
 variable "kubernetes_version" {
-  default     = "1.25"
+  default     = "1.26"
   description = "Kubernetes version supported on AKS"
 }