diff --git a/images/e2e-prow/Makefile b/images/e2e-prow/Makefile
index 3e8824819..e16b9f356 100644
--- a/images/e2e-prow/Makefile
+++ b/images/e2e-prow/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ docker-build:
 		--load \
 		--build-arg K8S_RELEASE=v1.17.0 \
 		--build-arg ETCD_VERSION=v3.3.18 \
-		--build-arg KIND_VERSION=v0.7.0 \
+		--build-arg KIND_VERSION=v0.8.0 \
 		--build-arg GO_VERSION=1.14.2 \
 		-t $(IMAGE):$(TAG) .
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh b/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
index b86b86255..f52d5973c 100755
--- a/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/run-chart-test.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
-export K8S_VERSION=${K8S_VERSION:-v1.18.0@sha256:0e20578828edd939d25eb98496a685c76c98d54084932f76069f886ec315d694}
+export K8S_VERSION=${K8S_VERSION:-v1.18.2@sha256:7b27a6d0f2517ff88ba444025beae41491b016bc6af573ba467b70c5e8e0d85f}
 
 KIND_CLUSTER_NAME="ingress-nginx-dev"