diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f875dfa8..9fd01ae72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Versions of supported components
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-[kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases) v1.7.3 <br>
+[kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases) v1.8.0 <br>
 [etcd](https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases) v3.2.4 <br>
 [flanneld](https://github.com/coreos/flannel/releases) v0.8.0 <br>
 [calico](https://docs.projectcalico.org/v2.5/releases/) v2.5.0 <br>
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 5de9e42e2..cee3a2e82 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ kube_api_anonymous_auth: false
 is_atomic: false
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.6.7
+kube_version: v1.8.0
 
 # Set to true to allow pre-checks to fail and continue deployment
 ignore_assert_errors: false