diff --git a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-e2e/config.yaml b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-e2e/config.yaml
index bf1ba66a77c..d765c028713 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: "1.8/stable"
+    default: "1.9/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 4001cd979ac..208032002cc 100644
--- a/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/config.yaml
+++ b/cluster/juju/layers/kubernetes-master/config.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ options:
       detected on a worker node.
   channel:
     type: string
-    default: "1.8/stable"
+    default: "1.9/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 b7ddc9bba72..b16b1814d77 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: "1.8/stable"
+    default: "1.9/stable"
     description: |
       Snap channel to install Kubernetes worker services from
   require-manual-upgrade: