diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 555c3ebfaba3..338f2cdfa7da 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
 	// dont update till #10545 is solved
-	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.20.8"
+	DefaultKubernetesVersion = "v1.21.2"
 	// 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 = "v1.22.0-beta.0"
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/reason/k8s.go b/pkg/minikube/reason/k8s.go
index 75c3a385857a..840403656fad 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/reason/k8s.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/reason/k8s.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type K8sIssue struct {
 
 var k8sIssues = []K8sIssue{
 	{
+		// fixed by github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99336
 		VersionsAffected: []string{
 			"1.18.16",
 			"1.18.17",
@@ -42,8 +43,6 @@ var k8sIssues = []K8sIssue{
 			"1.20.5",
 			"1.20.6",
 			"1.21.0",
-			"1.21.1",
-			"1.21.2",
 		},
 		Description: "Kubernetes {{.version}} has a known performance issue on cluster startup. It might take 2 to 3 minutes for a cluster to start.",
 		URL:         "https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/2395",
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index 2cc0fb5e9c8e..f407a7a3b9ff 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --interactive                       Allow user prompts for more information (default true)
       --iso-url strings                   Locations to fetch the minikube ISO from. (default [https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.22.0.iso,https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v1.22.0/minikube-v1.22.0.iso,https://kubernetes.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.22.0.iso])
       --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 v1.20.8, 'latest' for v1.22.0-beta.0). Defaults to 'stable'.
+      --kubernetes-version string         The Kubernetes version that the minikube VM will use (ex: v1.2.3, 'stable' for v1.21.2, 'latest' for v1.22.0-beta.0). 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")