diff --git a/en/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud.md b/en/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud.md
index 999c9a1bf..3a370358f 100644
--- a/en/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud.md
+++ b/en/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ To deploy TiDB Operator and the TiDB cluster in a self-managed Kubernetes enviro
     >
     > The access key must be granted permissions to control the corresponding resources.
 
-- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) >= 1.12
+- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) >= 1.20
 - [Helm 3](https://helm.sh)
 - [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/) >= 1.6
 - [terraform](https://learn.hashicorp.com/terraform/getting-started/install.html) 0.12.*
diff --git a/en/get-started.md b/en/get-started.md
index bfddb4ad2..ae72f2e43 100644
--- a/en/get-started.md
+++ b/en/get-started.md
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ kind is a popular tool for running local Kubernetes clusters using Docker contai
 Before deployment, ensure that the following requirements are met:
 
 - [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/install/): version >= 18.09
-- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/): version >= 1.12
-- [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/): version >= 0.8.0
+- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/): version >= 1.20
+- [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/): version >= 0.11.0
 - For Linux, the value of the sysctl parameter [net.ipv4.ip_forward](https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-turn-on-off-ip-forwarding-in-linux) should be set to `1`.
 
-Here is an example using `kind` v0.8.1:
+Here is an example using `kind` v0.11.0:
 
 ```shell
 kind create cluster
diff --git a/zh/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud.md b/zh/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud.md
index d98f637ba..15b5730bc 100644
--- a/zh/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud.md
+++ b/zh/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ aliases: ['/docs-cn/tidb-in-kubernetes/dev/deploy-on-alibaba-cloud/']
     >
     > Access Key 需要具有操作相应资源的权限。
 
-- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/#install-kubectl) >= 1.12
+- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/#install-kubectl) >= 1.20
 - [Helm 3](https://helm.sh)
 - [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/) >= 1.6
 - [terraform](https://learn.hashicorp.com/terraform/getting-started/install.html) 0.12.*
diff --git a/zh/get-started.md b/zh/get-started.md
index f4c1362ac..d5bd39bda 100644
--- a/zh/get-started.md
+++ b/zh/get-started.md
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ aliases: ['/docs-cn/tidb-in-kubernetes/dev/get-started/','/docs-cn/dev/tidb-in-k
 
 - [docker](https://docs.docker.com/install/)：版本 >= 18.09
 - [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/)：版本 >= 1.12
-- [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/)：版本 >= 0.8.0
+- [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/)：版本 >= 0.11.0
 - 若使用 Linux, [net.ipv4.ip_forward](https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-turn-on-off-ip-forwarding-in-linux) 需要被设置为 `1`
 
-以下以 0.8.1 版本为例：
+以下以 0.11.0 版本为例：
 
 {{< copyable "shell-regular" >}}
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Kubernetes 集群部署完成，现在就可以开始部署 TiDB Operator 了！
 部署前，请确保满足以下要求：
 
 - [minikube](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/)：版本 1.0.0 及以上，推荐使用较新版本。minikube 需要安装一个兼容的 hypervisor，详情见官方安装教程。
-- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/): 版本 >= 1.12
+- [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/): 版本 >= 1.20
 
 你可以使用 minikube start 直接启动 Kubernetes 集群，中国大陆用户也可以通过 gcr.io mirror 仓库启动 Kubernetes 集群。以下分别对这几种方法进行介绍。