diff --git a/helpers/matrix.yml b/helpers/matrix.yml
index 00bf37aad..9a2d15bca 100644
--- a/helpers/matrix.yml
+++ b/helpers/matrix.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ APM_SERVER_SUITE:
   - security
   - upgrade
 KUBERNETES_VERSION:
-  - "1.16"
   - "1.17"
   - "1.18"
diff --git a/helpers/terraform/Dockerfile b/helpers/terraform/Dockerfile
index fd92e1c0f..1a652c103 100644
--- a/helpers/terraform/Dockerfile
+++ b/helpers/terraform/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM centos:7
 
 ENV VAULT_VERSION 0.9.3
 ENV TERRAFORM_VERSION=0.11.7
-ENV KUBECTL_VERSION=1.16.10
+ENV KUBECTL_VERSION=1.17.17
 ENV HELM_VERSION=3.5.3
 ENV DOCKER_VERSION=18.09.7
 ENV JQ_VERSION=1.6
diff --git a/helpers/terraform/Makefile b/helpers/terraform/Makefile
index 639ef285a..5339fcb4b 100644
--- a/helpers/terraform/Makefile
+++ b/helpers/terraform/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GOOGLE_PROJECT := elastic-ci-prod
 CLUSTER_NAME := helm-elasticsearch-test
-KUBERNETES_VERSION := 1.16
+KUBERNETES_VERSION := 1.17
 CHART := elasticsearch
 SUITE := default
 NAMESPACE := helm-charts-testing