diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53590bc2c..0fff6fa50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
   - [kube-vip](https://github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip) v0.5.12
 - Application
   - [cert-manager](https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager) v1.11.1
-  - [coredns](https://github.com/coredns/coredns) v1.9.3
+  - [coredns](https://github.com/coredns/coredns) v1.10.1
   - [ingress-nginx](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx) v1.8.0
   - [krew](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew) v0.4.3
   - [argocd](https://argoproj.github.io/) v2.7.2
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index a29126eaa..2cac04652 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ haproxy_image_tag: 2.6.6-alpine
 # Coredns version should be supported by corefile-migration (or at least work with)
 # bundle with kubeadm; if not 'basic' upgrade can sometimes fail
 
-coredns_version: "{{ 'v1.9.3' if (kube_version is version('v1.25.0','>=')) else 'v1.8.6' }}"
+coredns_version: "{{ 'v1.10.1' if (kube_version is version('v1.25.0','>=')) else 'v1.8.6' }}"
 coredns_image_is_namespaced: "{{ (coredns_version is version('v1.7.1','>=')) }}"
 
 coredns_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}{{'/coredns/coredns' if (coredns_image_is_namespaced | bool) else '/coredns' }}"