diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/configgenerate.go b/cli/internal/cmd/configgenerate.go
index 8a582dfe1..eb5259912 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/configgenerate.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/configgenerate.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/attestation/variant"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/cloud/cloudprovider"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/config"
+	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
 
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/constants"
 	"github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/internal/file"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func newConfigGenerateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		ValidArgsFunction: generateCompletion,
 		RunE:              runConfigGenerate,
 	}
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("kubernetes", "k", string(config.Default().KubernetesVersion), "Kubernetes version to use in format MAJOR.MINOR")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("kubernetes", "k", semver.MajorMinor(string(config.Default().KubernetesVersion)), "Kubernetes version to use in format MAJOR.MINOR")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("attestation", "a", "", fmt.Sprintf("attestation variant to use %s. If not specified, the default for the cloud provider is used", printFormattedSlice(variant.GetAvailableAttestationVariants())))
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/cli.md b/docs/docs/reference/cli.md
index 90ad1d954..56a3344b3 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/cli.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/cli.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ constellation config generate {aws|azure|gcp|openstack|qemu|stackit} [flags]
 ```
   -a, --attestation string   attestation variant to use {aws-sev-snp|aws-nitro-tpm|azure-sev-snp|azure-trustedlaunch|gcp-sev-es|qemu-vtpm}. If not specified, the default for the cloud provider is used
   -h, --help                 help for generate
-  -k, --kubernetes string    Kubernetes version to use in format MAJOR.MINOR (default "v1.27.4")
+  -k, --kubernetes string    Kubernetes version to use in format MAJOR.MINOR (default "v1.27")
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands