diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 539559a..65d9170 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ To generate the YAMLs for deploying Cortex:
 
     ```console
     $ mkdir <name> && cd <name>
-    $ tk init --k8s=1.26 # this includes github.com/jsonnet-libs/k8s-libsonnet/1.26@main
+    $ tk init --k8s=1.30 # this includes github.com/jsonnet-libs/k8s-libsonnet/1.30@main
     $ jb install github.com/cortexproject/cortex-jsonnet/cortex@main
     ```
 
diff --git a/scripts/test-readme.sh b/scripts/test-readme.sh
index 84a51a6..55120b0 100755
--- a/scripts/test-readme.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-readme.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -xe
 rm -rf $1
 mkdir -p $1
 cd $1
-tk init --k8s=1.26
+tk init --k8s=1.30
 jb install github.com/cortexproject/cortex-jsonnet/cortex@main
 rm -fr ./vendor/cortex
 cp -r ../../cortex ./vendor/