diff --git a/pkg/model/components/cilium.go b/pkg/model/components/cilium.go
index 386fa1e055..0d0ca8ff5b 100644
--- a/pkg/model/components/cilium.go
+++ b/pkg/model/components/cilium.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (b *CiliumOptionsBuilder) BuildOptions(o interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	if c.Version == "" {
-		c.Version = "v1.9.7"
+		c.Version = "v1.10.0"
 	}
 
 	version, _ := semver.ParseTolerant(c.Version)
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/cilium/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/cilium/manifest.yaml
index 2f398ff7eb..7ab8ebaa95 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/cilium/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/cilium/manifest.yaml
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ spec:
     selector:
       k8s-addon: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io
     version: 1.17.0
-  - id: k8s-1.12
-    manifest: networking.cilium.io/k8s-1.12-v1.9.yaml
-    manifestHash: 2588f6ea8bea0085170c843ef4fd1c56141adad1
+  - id: k8s-1.16
+    manifest: networking.cilium.io/k8s-1.16-v1.10.yaml
+    manifestHash: 461df69665b35c37bc1cc503edba447c205af8f3
     name: networking.cilium.io
     needsRollingUpdate: all
     selector:
       role.kubernetes.io/networking: "1"
-    version: 1.9.4-kops.1
+    version: 1.10.0-kops.1