diff --git a/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json b/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
index e6a26d122f01..844f814b48f9 100644
--- a/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
+++ b/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 [
+  {
+    "version": "v1.8.0"
+  },
   {
     "version": "v1.7.5"
   },