diff --git a/modules/platform/gcp/variables.tf b/modules/platform/gcp/variables.tf
index 3b8ae870..88d19d3f 100644
--- a/modules/platform/gcp/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/platform/gcp/variables.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variable "network_prefix" {
   default = "10.1"
 }
 variable "kube_version" {
-  default = "1.21.5-gke.1302"
+  default = "1.21.6-gke.1500"
 }
 variable "node_default_machine_type" {
   default = "n2-standard-4"