diff --git a/.github/kind-cluster.yaml b/.github/kind-cluster-1.17.yaml
similarity index 50%
rename from .github/kind-cluster.yaml
rename to .github/kind-cluster-1.17.yaml
index f30e384..32d235f 100644
--- a/.github/kind-cluster.yaml
+++ b/.github/kind-cluster-1.17.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ kind: Cluster
 apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
 nodes:
 - role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.17.5
 - role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.17.5
 - role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.17.5
 - role: worker
+  image: kindest/node:v1.17.5
 - role: worker
+  image: kindest/node:v1.17.5
diff --git a/.github/kind-cluster-1.18.yaml b/.github/kind-cluster-1.18.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..699f25a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/kind-cluster-1.18.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+kind: Cluster
+apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+nodes:
+- role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.18.8
+- role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.18.8
+- role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.18.8
+- role: worker
+  image: kindest/node:v1.18.8
+- role: worker
+  image: kindest/node:v1.18.8
diff --git a/.github/kind-cluster-1.19.yaml b/.github/kind-cluster-1.19.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94fba26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/kind-cluster-1.19.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+kind: Cluster
+apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+nodes:
+- role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.19.0
+- role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.19.0
+- role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.19.0
+- role: worker
+  image: kindest/node:v1.19.0
+- role: worker
+  image: kindest/node:v1.19.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
index 6f4a7e4..405d506 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   deploy-manifests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        kubernetes-version:
+          - 1.17
+          - 1.18
+          - 1.19
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create 5 node kind cluster
         uses: helm/kind-action@master
         with:
-          config: .github/kind-cluster.yaml
+          config: .github/kind-cluster-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version}}.yaml
 
       - name: Deploy kured on default namespace with its helm chart
         run: |