diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_eks_node_group_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_eks_node_group_test.go
index 28fc2672d18..4c77c3d1805 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_eks_node_group_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_eks_node_group_test.go
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ func TestAccAWSEksNodeGroup_ReleaseVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSEksNodeGroupDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			{
-				Config: testAccAWSEksNodeGroupConfigReleaseVersion(rName, "1.14.7-20190927"),
+				Config: testAccAWSEksNodeGroupConfigReleaseVersion(rName, "1.14.8-20191213"),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSEksNodeGroupExists(resourceName, &nodeGroup1),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "release_version", "1.14.7-20190927"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "release_version", "1.14.8-20191213"),
 				),
 			},
 			{