diff --git a/images/kubekins-e2e/variants.yaml b/images/kubekins-e2e/variants.yaml
index 6d7a85a6b3f9..cb9ea13e11ad 100644
--- a/images/kubekins-e2e/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/kubekins-e2e/variants.yaml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ variants:
     KIND_VERSION: 0.10.0
   master:
     CONFIG: master
-    GO_VERSION: 1.18.3
+    GO_VERSION: 1.19rc2
     K8S_RELEASE: stable
     BAZEL_VERSION: 3.4.1
     OLD_BAZEL_VERSION: 2.2.0
   main:
     CONFIG: main
-    GO_VERSION: 1.18.3
+    GO_VERSION: 1.19rc2
     K8S_RELEASE: stable
     BAZEL_VERSION: 3.4.1
     OLD_BAZEL_VERSION: 2.2.0