diff --git a/microk8s-resources/actions/enable.linkerd.sh b/microk8s-resources/actions/enable.linkerd.sh
index 2a016fd445..3e20982793 100755
--- a/microk8s-resources/actions/enable.linkerd.sh
+++ b/microk8s-resources/actions/enable.linkerd.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ argz=("${ARGUMENTS[@]/#/--}")
 
 # check if linkerd cli is already in the system.  Download if it doesn't exist.
 if [ ! -f "${SNAP_DATA}/bin/linkerd" ]; then
-  LINKERD_VERSION="${LINKERD_VERSION:-v2.6.0}"
+  LINKERD_VERSION="${LINKERD_VERSION:-v2.7.0}"
   echo "Fetching Linkerd2 version $LINKERD_VERSION."
   run_with_sudo mkdir -p "$SNAP_DATA/bin"
   LINKERD_VERSION=$(echo $LINKERD_VERSION | sed 's/v//g')