diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base
index 2dcbdb92685..8341d73e669 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.base
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ spec:
           optional: true
       containers:
       - name: kubedns
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-kube-dns-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-kube-dns-amd64:1.13.0
         resources:
           # TODO: Set memory limits when we've profiled the container for large
           # clusters, then set request = limit to keep this container in
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
         - name: kube-dns-config
           mountPath: /kube-dns-config
       - name: dnsmasq
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-dnsmasq-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-dnsmasq-amd64:1.13.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthcheck/dnsmasq
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ spec:
             cpu: 150m
             memory: 10Mi
       - name: sidecar
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-sidecar-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-sidecar-amd64:1.13.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /metrics
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in
index 136d2e9969a..16c5e148f47 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ spec:
           optional: true
       containers:
       - name: kubedns
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-kube-dns-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-kube-dns-amd64:1.13.0
         resources:
           # TODO: Set memory limits when we've profiled the container for large
           # clusters, then set request = limit to keep this container in
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
         - name: kube-dns-config
           mountPath: /kube-dns-config
       - name: dnsmasq
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-dnsmasq-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-dnsmasq-amd64:1.13.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthcheck/dnsmasq
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ spec:
             cpu: 150m
             memory: 10Mi
       - name: sidecar
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-sidecar-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-sidecar-amd64:1.13.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /metrics
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed
index d4f01aded1f..275edd3d601 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/kubedns-controller.yaml.sed
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ spec:
           optional: true
       containers:
       - name: kubedns
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-kube-dns-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-kube-dns-amd64:1.13.0
         resources:
           # TODO: Set memory limits when we've profiled the container for large
           # clusters, then set request = limit to keep this container in
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ spec:
         - name: kube-dns-config
           mountPath: /kube-dns-config
       - name: dnsmasq
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-dnsmasq-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-dnsmasq-amd64:1.13.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthcheck/dnsmasq
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ spec:
             cpu: 150m
             memory: 10Mi
       - name: sidecar
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-sidecar-amd64:1.12.1
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/k8s-dns-sidecar-amd64:1.13.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /metrics
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/manifests.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/manifests.go
index 44d9cf297ad..c9d68939025 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/manifests.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/manifests.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ spec:
           name: kube-proxy
 `
 
-	KubeDNSVersion = "1.12.1"
+	KubeDNSVersion = "1.13.0"
 
 	KubeDNSDeployment = `
 
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ spec:
           failureThreshold: 5
         args:
         - --cache-size=1000
-        - --no-resolv
         - --server=/{{ .DNSDomain }}/127.0.0.1#10053
         - --server=/in-addr.arpa/127.0.0.1#10053
         - --server=/ip6.arpa/127.0.0.1#10053