diff --git a/pkg/kind/kind.go b/pkg/kind/kind.go
index bc256b93..7322c6b5 100644
--- a/pkg/kind/kind.go
+++ b/pkg/kind/kind.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"knative.dev/kn-plugin-quickstart/pkg/install"
 )
 
-var kubernetesVersion = "v1.21.1@sha256:fae9a58f17f18f06aeac9772ca8b5ac680ebbed985e266f711d936e91d113bad"
+var kubernetesVersion = "v1.22.2@sha256:f638a08c1f68fe2a99e724ace6df233a546eaf6713019a0b310130a4f91ebe7f"
 var clusterName = "knative"
 var kindVersion = 0.11
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/minikube.go b/pkg/minikube/minikube.go
index c52d06d7..d8e2ec68 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/minikube.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/minikube.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var clusterName = "minikube-knative"
+var kubernetesVersion = "1.22.2"
 var minikubeVersion = 1.23
 
 // SetUp creates a local Minikube cluster and installs all the relevant Knative components
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ func createNewCluster() error {
 	fmt.Print("    minikube config set driver <your-driver>\n\n")
 
 	// create cluster and wait until ready
-	createCluster := exec.Command("minikube", "start", "--cpus", "3", "--profile", clusterName, "--wait", "all")
+	createCluster := exec.Command("minikube", "start", "--kubernetes-version", kubernetesVersion, "--cpus", "3", "--profile", clusterName, "--wait", "all")
 	if err := runCommandWithOutput(createCluster); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("minikube create: %w", err)
 	}