diff --git a/scripts/travis-before-script.sh b/scripts/travis-before-script.sh
index e74f333821..75c6885272 100755
--- a/scripts/travis-before-script.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis-before-script.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ for release in $(helm list --all -q | grep renku); do
     helm delete --purge $release
 done
 
-helm init --wait
+helm init --wait --upgrade
+kubectl version
+helm version
 helm upgrade --install nginx-ingress --namespace kube-system \
     --set controller.service.type=NodePort \
     --set controller.service.nodePorts.http=32080 \
diff --git a/scripts/travis-install.sh b/scripts/travis-install.sh
index 8161c47e30..b958fdfef8 100755
--- a/scripts/travis-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis-install.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ set -ex
 sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y graphviz
 
 # install kubectl
-curl -Lo kubectl https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.10.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
+curl -Lo kubectl https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.15.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
 chmod +x kubectl
 sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/
 # install helm
-curl -Lo helm.tar.gz https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm/helm-v2.12.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+curl -Lo helm.tar.gz https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-helm/helm-v2.14.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 tar xvf helm.tar.gz
 chmod +x linux-amd64/helm
 sudo mv linux-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin/