diff --git a/docs/setup/independent/high-availability.md b/docs/setup/independent/high-availability.md
index 17d909d8fd..53980d92e6 100644
--- a/docs/setup/independent/high-availability.md
+++ b/docs/setup/independent/high-availability.md
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ Please select one of the tabs to see installation instructions for the respectiv
 1. First you will install etcd binaries like so:
 
    ```shell
-   export ETCD_VERSION=v3.1.10
+   export ETCD_VERSION=v3.1.12
    curl -sSL https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases/download/${ETCD_VERSION}/etcd-${ETCD_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xzv --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin/
    rm -rf etcd-$ETCD_VERSION-linux-amd64*
    ```
 
-   It is worth noting that etcd v3.1.10 is the preferred version for Kubernetes v1.9. For other versions of Kubernetes please consult [the changelog](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
+   It is worth noting that etcd v3.1.12 is the preferred version for Kubernetes v1.10. For other versions of Kubernetes please consult [the changelog](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
 
    Also, please realise that most distributions of Linux already have a version of etcd installed, so you will be replacing the system default.