diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4172e516cd99bfc0eed5a3889b34ae5c54c60df0..50d42d5280cf558fb4ea834df83d837cf7b39971 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ This adapter is an Extension API Server and Kubernetes needs to be have this fea
 To try out this stack, start [minikube](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube) with the following command:
 
 ```shell
-$ minikube delete && minikube start --kubernetes-version=v1.17.3 --memory=6g --bootstrapper=kubeadm --extra-config=kubelet.authentication-token-webhook=true --extra-config=kubelet.authorization-mode=Webhook --extra-config=scheduler.address=0.0.0.0 --extra-config=controller-manager.address=0.0.0.0
+$ minikube delete && minikube start --kubernetes-version=v1.18.1 --memory=6g --bootstrapper=kubeadm --extra-config=kubelet.authentication-token-webhook=true --extra-config=kubelet.authorization-mode=Webhook --extra-config=scheduler.address=0.0.0.0 --extra-config=controller-manager.address=0.0.0.0
 ```
 
 The kube-prometheus stack includes a resource metrics API server, so the metrics-server addon is not necessary. Ensure the metrics-server addon is disabled on minikube:
@@ -89,15 +89,18 @@ $ minikube addons disable metrics-server
 
 ### Kubernetes compatibility matrix
 
-| kube-prometheus stack | Kubernetes 1.14 | Kubernetes 1.15 | Kubernetes 1.16 | Kubernetes 1.17 |
-|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-| `release-0.3`         | ✔              | ✔              | ✔              | ✔              |
-| `release-0.4`         | ✗              | ✗              | ✔              | ✔              |
-| `HEAD`                | ✗              | ✗              | ✗              | ✔              |
+The following versions are supported and work as we test against these versions in their respective branches. But note that other versions might work!
+
+| kube-prometheus stack | Kubernetes 1.14 | Kubernetes 1.15 | Kubernetes 1.16 | Kubernetes 1.17 | Kubernetes 1.18 |
+|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+| `release-0.3`         | ✔              | ✔              | ✔              | ✔              | ✗
+| `release-0.4`         | ✗              | ✗              | ✔              | ✔              | ✗
+| `release-0.5`         | ✗              | ✗              | ✗              | ✔              | ✔
+| `HEAD`                | ✗              | ✗              | ✗              | ✗              | ✔
 
 ## Quickstart
 
->Note: For versions before Kubernetes v1.17.0 refer to the [Kubernetes compatibility matrix](#kubernetes-compatibility-matrix) in order to choose a compatible branch.
+>Note: For versions before Kubernetes v1.18.z refer to the [Kubernetes compatibility matrix](#kubernetes-compatibility-matrix) in order to choose a compatible branch.
 
 This project is intended to be used as a library (i.e. the intent is not for you to create your own modified copy of this repository).
 
diff --git a/scripts/minikube-start.sh b/scripts/minikube-start.sh
index eb29e860cf2a8419ea04e91b92707b12e5ed7e9d..6a769b7118640a58d14ee0f8604db5dc548f6a37 100755
--- a/scripts/minikube-start.sh
+++ b/scripts/minikube-start.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 minikube delete
 minikube addons disable metrics-server
 minikube start \
-    --kubernetes-version=v1.16.0 \
+    --kubernetes-version=v1.18.1 \
     --memory=6g \
     --bootstrapper=kubeadm \
     --extra-config=kubelet.authentication-token-webhook=true \
diff --git a/tests/e2e/travis-e2e.sh b/tests/e2e/travis-e2e.sh
index c95f763c596b33f9799489974794eaef810e1da3..21db2808c19b60ca5ef1122a10eed2752a493bf9 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/travis-e2e.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/travis-e2e.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ set -x
 
 curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
 chmod +x kubectl
-curl -Lo kind https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/v0.6.1/kind-linux-amd64
+curl -Lo kind https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/releases/download/v0.7.0/kind-linux-amd64
 chmod +x kind
 
-./kind create cluster --image=kindest/node:v1.17.0
-export KUBECONFIG="$(./kind get kubeconfig-path)"
+./kind create cluster --image=kindest/node:v1.18.0
+# the default kube config location used by kind
+export KUBECONFIG="${HOME}/.kube/config"
 
 # create namespace, permissions, and CRDs
 ./kubectl create -f manifests/setup