diff --git a/automation/check-patch.k8s-1.11.0-release.mounts b/automation/check-patch.k8s-1.13.3-release.mounts
similarity index 100%
rename from automation/check-patch.k8s-1.11.0-release.mounts
rename to automation/check-patch.k8s-1.13.3-release.mounts
diff --git a/automation/check-patch.k8s-1.11.0-release.packages b/automation/check-patch.k8s-1.13.3-release.packages
similarity index 100%
rename from automation/check-patch.k8s-1.11.0-release.packages
rename to automation/check-patch.k8s-1.13.3-release.packages
diff --git a/automation/check-patch.k8s-1.11.0-release.sh b/automation/check-patch.k8s-1.13.3-release.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from automation/check-patch.k8s-1.11.0-release.sh
rename to automation/check-patch.k8s-1.13.3-release.sh
diff --git a/automation/test.sh b/automation/test.sh
index c97c37c20..bdd4a58d1 100755
--- a/automation/test.sh
+++ b/automation/test.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mkdir -p "${WORKSPACE}/${ARTIFACTS_PATH}"
 if [[ $TARGET =~ openshift-.* ]]; then
   export KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER="os-3.11.0"
 elif [[ $TARGET =~ k8s-.* ]]; then
-  export KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER="k8s-1.11.0"
+  export KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER="k8s-1.13.3"
 fi
 
 export KUBEVIRT_NUM_NODES=2
diff --git a/cluster/gocli.sh b/cluster/gocli.sh
index 9c375b8f5..fc9e9df50 100755
--- a/cluster/gocli.sh
+++ b/cluster/gocli.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-gocli_image="kubevirtci/gocli@sha256:2ff1e9cddfa2cfdf268301a52d1a5ec252ace6908196609e001844e5458b746a"
+gocli_image="kubevirtci/gocli@sha256:fa7f615a1b07925b27027c57bf09bba0e9874ca92e4f67559556950665598c49"
 gocli="docker run --net=host --privileged --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock $gocli_image"
 gocli_interactive="docker run --net=host --privileged --rm -it -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock $gocli_image"
diff --git a/cluster/up.sh b/cluster/up.sh
index ed23e828c..92f6fa87a 100755
--- a/cluster/up.sh
+++ b/cluster/up.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fi
 image=$(getClusterType)
 echo "Image:${image}"
 if [[ $image == $KUBERNETES_IMAGE ]]; then
-    $gocli run --random-ports --nodes ${num_nodes} --memory ${mem_size} --background kubevirtci/${image}
+    $gocli run --enable-ceph --random-ports --nodes ${num_nodes} --memory ${mem_size} --background kubevirtci/${image}
     cluster_port=$($gocli ports k8s | tr -d '\r')
     $gocli scp /usr/bin/kubectl - > ./cluster/.kubectl
     chmod u+x ./cluster/.kubectl
diff --git a/hack/README.md b/hack/README.md
index ed66e9a47..14e32efae 100644
--- a/hack/README.md
+++ b/hack/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The standard workflow is performed inside a helper container to normalize the bu
 - `docker-functest-registry-populate`: build the container that popuplates registry server with various container images 
 - `docker-functest-registry`: build the container that hosts docker registry
 - `clean`: cleans up previous build artifacts
-- `cluster-up`: start a default Kubernetes or Open Shift cluster. set KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER environment variable to either 'k8s-1.11.0' or 'os-3.11.0' to select the type of cluster. set KUBEVIRT_NUM_NODES to something higher than 1 to have more than one node.
+- `cluster-up`: start a default Kubernetes or Open Shift cluster. set KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER environment variable to either 'k8s-1.13.3' or 'os-3.11.0' to select the type of cluster. set KUBEVIRT_NUM_NODES to something higher than 1 to have more than one node.
 - `cluster-down`: stop the cluster, doing a make cluster-down && make cluster-up will basically restart the cluster into an empty fresh state.
 - `cluster-down-purge`: cluster-down and cleanup all cached images from docker registry. Accepts [make variables](#make-variables) DOCKER_REPO. Removes all images of the specified repository. If not specified removes localhost repository of current cluster instance.
 - `cluster-sync`: builds the controller/importer/cloner, and pushes it into a running cluster. The cluster must be up before running a cluster sync. Also generates a manifest and applies it to the running cluster after pushing the images to it.
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Environment Variables and Supported Values
 
 | Env Variable       | Default       | Additional Values  |
 |--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
-|KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER   | k8s-1.11.0    | os-3.11.0          |
+|KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER   | k8s-1.13.3    | os-3.11.0          |
 |NUM_NODES           | 1             | 2-5                |
 
 To Run Standard *cluster-up/kubevirtci* Tests
diff --git a/hack/build/config.sh b/hack/build/config.sh
index e68b4598e..89b5be1ca 100755
--- a/hack/build/config.sh
+++ b/hack/build/config.sh
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ VERBOSITY=${VERBOSITY:-1}
 PULL_POLICY=${PULL_POLICY:-IfNotPresent}
 NAMESPACE=${NAMESPACE:-cdi}
 
-KUBERNETES_IMAGE="k8s-1.11.0@sha256:e02ec414c7673a3644b5ba742b550a124c9195eaacb280151406bf9e8201a95f"
+KUBERNETES_IMAGE="k8s-1.13.3@sha256:bc0f02d6b970650eb16d12f97e5aa1376b3a13b0ffed6227db98675be2ca1184"
 OPENSHIFT_IMAGE="os-3.11.0-crio@sha256:3f11a6f437fcdf2d70de4fcc31e0383656f994d0d05f9a83face114ea7254bc0"
 
 
-KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER=${KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER:-k8s-1.11.0}
+KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER=${KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER:-k8s-1.13.3}
 
 function allPkgs() {
     ret=$(sed "s,kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer,${CDI_DIR},g" <(go list ./... | grep -v "pkg/client" | sort -u))
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function parseTestOpts() {
 function getClusterType() {
     local image
     case "${KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER}" in
-    "k8s-1.11.0")
+    "k8s-1.13.3")
         image=$KUBERNETES_IMAGE
         ;;
     "os-3.11.0")
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function getClusterType() {
 function getTestPullPolicy() {
     local pp
     case "${KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER}" in
-    "k8s-1.11.0")
+    "k8s-1.13.3")
         pp=$PULL_POLICY
         ;;
     "os-3.11.0")
diff --git a/stdci.yaml b/stdci.yaml
index 624d648ed..99e0e9305 100644
--- a/stdci.yaml
+++ b/stdci.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 sub-stages:
-  - k8s-1.11.0-release
+  - k8s-1.13.3-release
   - openshift-3.11.0-release
 runtime_requirements:
   support_nesting_level: 2