diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 0bac4c35daae..5ad6aa6118ee 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ var (
 
 const (
 	// DefaultKubernetesVersion is the default Kubernetes version
-	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.27.2"
+	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.27.3"
 	// NewestKubernetesVersion is the newest Kubernetes version to test against
 	// NOTE: You may need to update coreDNS & etcd versions in pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/images/images.go
-	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.27.2"
+	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.27.3"
 	// OldestKubernetesVersion is the oldest Kubernetes version to test against
 	OldestKubernetesVersion = "v1.16.0"
 	// NoKubernetesVersion is the version used when users does NOT want to install kubernetes
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index 14b1ae554478..d6f803297a5d 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --interactive                       Allow user prompts for more information (default true)
       --iso-url strings                   Locations to fetch the minikube ISO from. The list depends on the machine architecture.
       --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 v1.27.2, 'latest' for v1.27.2). Defaults to 'stable'.
+      --kubernetes-version string         The Kubernetes version that the minikube VM will use (ex: v1.2.3, 'stable' for v1.27.3, 'latest' for v1.27.3). 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 default network name. (kvm2 driver only) (default "default")