diff --git a/test/e2e/run.sh b/test/e2e/run.sh
index 9d68c3309..209bceb04 100755
--- a/test/e2e/run.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/run.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export TAG=dev
 export ARCH=amd64
 export REGISTRY=ingress-controller
 
-export K8S_VERSION=${K8S_VERSION:-v1.17.0}
+export K8S_VERSION=${K8S_VERSION:-v1.17.2@sha256:59df31fc61d1da5f46e8a61ef612fa53d3f9140f82419d1ef1a6b9656c6b737c}
 
 export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled