diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index fce9c7f..c444885 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 kubernetes_external(
     name = "kubernetes",
-    version = "1.16.4",
+    version = "1.18.0",
 )
 
 load("//third_party/musl:external.bzl", "musl_external")