diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6bfb2d013..7b6bfb56e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ integrationDefaults: &integrationDefaults
     image: ubuntu-1604:201903-01
   working_directory: ~/go/src/${CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME}/coredns
   environment:
-    - K8S_VERSION: v1.15.3
-    - KIND_VERSION: v0.5.1
+    - K8S_VERSION: v1.18.2
+    - KIND_VERSION: v0.8.1
     - KUBECONFIG: /home/circleci/.kube/kind-config-kind
 
 setupKubernetes: &setupKubernetes