diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 51ca4a48074d..a91dad646324 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 
 const (
 	// DefaultKubernetesVersion is the default Kubernetes version
-	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.29.3"
+	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.29.4"
 	// NewestKubernetesVersion is the newest Kubernetes version to test against
 	// NOTE: You may need to update coreDNS & etcd versions in pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/images/images.go
 	NewestKubernetesVersion = "v1.30.0-rc.2"
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index d0d51266dbf2..4e85c72d4cd4 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --interactive                       Allow user prompts for more information (default true)
       --iso-url strings                   Locations to fetch the minikube ISO from. The list depends on the machine architecture.
       --keep-context                      This will keep the existing kubectl context and will create a minikube context.
-      --kubernetes-version string         The Kubernetes version that the minikube VM will use (ex: v1.2.3, 'stable' for v1.29.3, 'latest' for v1.30.0-rc.2). Defaults to 'stable'.
+      --kubernetes-version string         The Kubernetes version that the minikube VM will use (ex: v1.2.3, 'stable' for v1.29.4, 'latest' for v1.30.0-rc.2). Defaults to 'stable'.
       --kvm-gpu                           Enable experimental NVIDIA GPU support in minikube
       --kvm-hidden                        Hide the hypervisor signature from the guest in minikube (kvm2 driver only)
       --kvm-network string                The KVM default network name. (kvm2 driver only) (default "default")