diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10a9b91..f98f920 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ For more information, reference the GitHub Help Documentation for [Creating a wo
 
 For more information on inputs, see the [API Documentation](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#input)
 
-- `version`: The kind version to use (default: `v0.18.0`)
+- `version`: The kind version to use (default: `v0.19.0`)
 - `config`: The path to the kind config file
 - `node_image`: The Docker image for the cluster nodes
 - `cluster_name`: The name of the cluster to create (default: `chart-testing`)
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c25373d..bbaa14a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ branding:
   icon: box
 inputs:
   version:
-    description: "The kind version to use (default: v0.18.0)"
+    description: "The kind version to use (default: v0.19.0)"
     required: false
-    default: "v0.18.0"
+    default: "v0.19.0"
   config:
     description: "The path to the kind config file"
     required: false
diff --git a/kind.sh b/kind.sh
index cd7179c..60677fe 100755
--- a/kind.sh
+++ b/kind.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-DEFAULT_KIND_VERSION=v0.18.0
+DEFAULT_KIND_VERSION=v0.19.0
 DEFAULT_CLUSTER_NAME=chart-testing
 DEFAULT_KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.26.4