diff --git a/.ci/start-minikube.sh b/.ci/start-minikube.sh
index 2fe0e80920..8448fe8775 100755
--- a/.ci/start-minikube.sh
+++ b/.ci/start-minikube.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ set -x
 # socat is needed for port forwarding
 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install socat
 
-export MINIKUBE_VERSION=v1.5.2
-export KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.16.2
+export MINIKUBE_VERSION=v1.11.0
+export KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.19.1
 
 MINIKUBE=$(which minikube) # it's outside of the regular PATH, so, need the full path when calling with sudo
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ minikube config set WantNoneDriverWarning false
 minikube config set vm-driver none
 
 minikube version
-sudo ${MINIKUBE} start --kubernetes-version=$KUBERNETES_VERSION --extra-config=apiserver.authorization-mode=RBAC
+sudo ${MINIKUBE} start --kubernetes-version=$KUBERNETES_VERSION --extra-config=apiserver.authorization-mode=RBAC,Node
 sudo chown -R $USER $HOME/.kube $HOME/.minikube
 
 minikube update-context
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-kubernetes.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-kubernetes.yaml
index ec3e069637..b454849969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
       with:
         go-version: '1.14.4'
+    - name: "install pre-requisites"
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y conntrack
     - uses: jpkrohling/setup-minikube@v1.0.2
       with:
-        minikube-version: v1.5.2
+        minikube-version: v1.11.0
     - uses: jpkrohling/setup-kubectl@v1.0.2
     - uses: jpkrohling/setup-operator-sdk@v1.0.2
       with: