diff --git a/srcpkgs/kops/template b/srcpkgs/kops/template
index 4959d6aa79..28d8cee388 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kops/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kops/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kops'
 pkgname=kops
-version=1.15.1
+version=1.19.0
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64*"
 build_wrksrc=src/k8s.io/kops
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ do_fetch() {
 	# process expects the directory to be a git repository
 	rm -rf $wrksrc
 	mkdir -p $wrksrc/src/k8s.io
-	git clone -b ${version} https://github.com/kubernetes/kops \
+	git clone -b v${version} https://github.com/kubernetes/kops \
 		$wrksrc/src/k8s.io/kops
 }