diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f191b4b7..f17a7e6b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ for the following use cases:
 * Workload debugging
 * Custom data collection via extensible plugins
 
-Sonobuoy supports Kubernetes versions 1.9 and later.
+Sonobuoy supports Kubernetes versions 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12.
 
 [k8s]: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
 [e2e]: /docs/conformance-testing.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ records the following results:
 
 ### CLI Prerequisites
 
-* Golang installed. We recommend [gimme][gimme], with golang version 1.9.4.
+* Golang installed. We recommend [gimme][gimme], with golang version 1.10.4.
 
 * Your $PATH configured:
 
diff --git a/docs/conformance-testing.md b/docs/conformance-testing.md
index 4b6b254a7..3ded2b8de 100644
--- a/docs/conformance-testing.md
+++ b/docs/conformance-testing.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Conformance Testing - [1.9+][6]
+# Conformance Testing - [1.10+][6]
 
 ## Overview
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ To customize the set of tests that are run as part of the report, the following
 | Variable | Default Value | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `E2E_FOCUS` | "Conformance" | The test suite to run.<br><br>*NOTE*: Because the real conformance suite can take up to an hour to run, the quickstart example's [e2e config][8] specifies just a single test, "Pods should be submitted and removed". |
-| `E2E_SKIP` | "Alpha&#124;Disruptive&#124;Feature&#124;Flaky&#124;Kubectl" | Which subset of tests to skip |
+| `E2E_SKIP` | "Alpha&#124;Disruptive&#124;Feature&#124;Flaky" | Which subset of tests to skip |
 | `E2E_PROVIDER` | "local" | The platform that the cluster is running on |
 
 *NOTE: The length of time it takes to run conformance can vary based on the size of your cluster---the timeout can be adjusted in the Server.timeoutseconds field of the Sonobuoy `config.json`.*
diff --git a/pkg/buildinfo/version.go b/pkg/buildinfo/version.go
index 258f2bc3b..a035d2ca0 100644
--- a/pkg/buildinfo/version.go
+++ b/pkg/buildinfo/version.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package buildinfo
 
 // Version is the current version of Sonobuoy, set by the go linker's -X flag at build time
-var Version = "v0.11.6"
+var Version = "v0.12.0"
 
 // MinimumKubeVersion is the lowest API version of Kubernetes this release of Sonobuoy supports.
-var MinimumKubeVersion = "1.9.0"
+var MinimumKubeVersion = "1.10.0"
 
 // MaximumKubeVersion is the highest API version of Kubernetes this release of Sonobuoy supports.
-var MaximumKubeVersion = "1.11.99"
+var MaximumKubeVersion = "1.12.99"
diff --git a/pkg/client/mode.go b/pkg/client/mode.go
index bde260b7f..e0ac393e5 100644
--- a/pkg/client/mode.go
+++ b/pkg/client/mode.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const (
 	Extended Mode = "Extended"
 )
 
-const defaultSkipList = `Alpha|Kubectl|\[(Disruptive|Feature:[^\]]+|Flaky)\]`
+const defaultSkipList = `Alpha|\[(Disruptive|Feature:[^\]]+|Flaky)\]`
 
 var modeMap = map[string]Mode{
 	string(Conformance): Conformance,