diff --git a/cluster/ubuntu/download-release.sh b/cluster/ubuntu/download-release.sh
index 4c21fe73345..c0e22d71b59 100755
--- a/cluster/ubuntu/download-release.sh
+++ b/cluster/ubuntu/download-release.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ grep -q "^${ETCD_VERSION}\$" binaries/.etcd 2>/dev/null || {
 }
 
 # k8s
-KUBE_VERSION=${KUBE_VERSION:-"1.1.8"}
+KUBE_VERSION=${KUBE_VERSION:-"1.2.0"}
 echo "Prepare kubernetes ${KUBE_VERSION} release ..."
 grep -q "^${KUBE_VERSION}\$" binaries/.kubernetes 2>/dev/null || {
   curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases/download/v${KUBE_VERSION}/kubernetes.tar.gz -o kubernetes.tar.gz