diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 253773c6f1ff..86f69b415fdb 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ kubectl: {{.Kubeconfig}}`
 var DefaultIsoUrl = fmt.Sprintf("https://storage.googleapis.com/%s/minikube-%s.iso", minikubeVersion.GetIsoPath(), minikubeVersion.GetIsoVersion())
 var DefaultIsoShaUrl = DefaultIsoUrl + ShaSuffix
 
-var DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.12.4"
+var DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.13.2"
 
 var ConfigFilePath = MakeMiniPath("config")
 var ConfigFile = MakeMiniPath("config", "config.json")