diff --git a/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json b/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
index e4831f4ff25c..5e85277d0c41 100644
--- a/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
+++ b/deploy/minikube/k8s_releases.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 [
+  {
+    "version": "v1.7.0-rc.1"
+  },
   {
     "version": "v1.7.0-alpha.2"
   },