diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-e2e/config.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-e2e/config.yaml
index f5b9b72a4b5..bf1ba66a77c 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: "1.7/stable"
+    default: "1.8/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 bd74277becc..c328a43751c 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/config.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/config.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ options:
       detected on a worker node.
   channel:
     type: string
-    default: "1.7/stable"
+    default: "1.8/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 b394df4a15e..9c91f7fc826 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-worker/config.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ options:
       switch to privileged mode if gpu hardware is detected.
   channel:
     type: string
-    default: "1.7/stable"
+    default: "1.8/stable"
     description: |
       Snap channel to install Kubernetes worker services from
   require-manual-upgrade: