diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index c4fc8d7e6f0c..a7bb99e7ea94 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// DefaultKubernetesVersion is the default Kubernetes version
-	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.18.2"
+	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.18.3"
 	// NewestKubernetesVersion is the newest Kubernetes version to test against
-	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.18.3-beta.0"
+	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.18.4-rc.0"
 	// OldestKubernetesVersion is the oldest Kubernetes version to test against
 	OldestKubernetesVersion = "v1.12.0"
 	// DefaultClusterName is the default nane for the k8s cluster
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index 75b3eff79bd1..7a5eeb34510a 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --interactive                       Allow user prompts for more information (default true)
       --iso-url strings                   Locations to fetch the minikube ISO from. (default [https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.10.0.iso,https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v1.10.0/minikube-v1.10.0.iso,https://kubernetes.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.10.0.iso])
       --keep-context                      This will keep the existing kubectl context and will create a minikube context.
-      --kubernetes-version string         The Kubernetes version that the minikube VM will use (ex: v1.2.3, 'stable' for v1.18.2, 'latest' for v1.18.3-beta.0). Defaults to 'stable'.
+      --kubernetes-version string         The Kubernetes version that the minikube VM will use (ex: v1.2.3, 'stable' for v1.18.3, 'latest' for v1.18.4-rc.0). Defaults to 'stable'.
       --kvm-gpu                           Enable experimental NVIDIA GPU support in minikube
       --kvm-hidden                        Hide the hypervisor signature from the guest in minikube (kvm2 driver only)
       --kvm-network string                The KVM network name. (kvm2 driver only) (default "default")