diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-e2e/config.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-e2e/config.yaml
index ca4b882c61e..ee92840b76e 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-e2e/config.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-e2e/config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 options:
   channel:
     type: string
-    default: "1.10/stable"
+    default: "1.11/stable"
     description: |
       Snap channel to install Kubernetes snaps from
diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/config.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/config.yaml
index acd4723d702..62cdf445c15 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/config.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/config.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ options:
       will not be loaded.
   channel:
     type: string
-    default: "1.10/stable"
+    default: "1.11/stable"
     description: |
       Snap channel to install Kubernetes master services from
   client_password:
diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml
index b00417f9453..7123fc21b7b 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ options:
       policies (PSP) should be used to restrict container privileges.
   channel:
     type: string
-    default: "1.10/stable"
+    default: "1.11/stable"
     description: |
       Snap channel to install Kubernetes worker services from
   require-manual-upgrade:
diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
index a12e9a3ef93..43b69a9e95f 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/reactive/kubernetes_worker.py
@@ -747,10 +747,10 @@ def launch_default_ingress_controller():
         'ingress-ssl-chain-completion')
     context['ingress_image'] = config.get('nginx-image')
     if context['ingress_image'] == "" or context['ingress_image'] == "auto":
-        images = {'amd64': 'quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller:0.15.0', # noqa
-                  'arm64': 'quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller-arm64:0.15.0', # noqa
-                  's390x': 'quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller-s390x:0.15.0', # noqa
-                  'ppc64el': 'quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller-ppc64le:0.15.0', # noqa
+        images = {'amd64': 'quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller:0.16.1', # noqa
+                  'arm64': 'quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller-arm64:0.16.1', # noqa
+                  's390x': 'quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller-s390x:0.16.1', # noqa
+                  'ppc64el': 'quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller-ppc64le:0.16.1', # noqa
                   }
         context['ingress_image'] = images.get(context['arch'], images['amd64'])
     if get_version('kubelet') < (1, 9):