diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 4abc7969e4a..d014395921b 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ fi
 # IP_ALIAS_SIZE is the size of the podCIDR allocated to a node.
 # IP_ALIAS_SUBNETWORK is the subnetwork to allocate from. If empty, a
 #   new subnetwork will be created for the cluster.
-ENABLE_IP_ALIASES=${KUBE_GCE_ENABLE_IP_ALIASES:-false}
+ENABLE_IP_ALIASES=${KUBE_GCE_ENABLE_IP_ALIASES:-true}
 NODE_IPAM_MODE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IPAM_MODE:-RangeAllocator}
 if [ "${ENABLE_IP_ALIASES}" = true ]; then
   # Number of Pods that can run on this node.
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index a2d84415d56..8a862d22578 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ fi
 # IP_ALIAS_SIZE is the size of the podCIDR allocated to a node.
 # IP_ALIAS_SUBNETWORK is the subnetwork to allocate from. If empty, a
 #   new subnetwork will be created for the cluster.
-ENABLE_IP_ALIASES=${KUBE_GCE_ENABLE_IP_ALIASES:-false}
+ENABLE_IP_ALIASES=${KUBE_GCE_ENABLE_IP_ALIASES:-true}
 export NODE_IPAM_MODE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IPAM_MODE:-RangeAllocator}
 if [ "${ENABLE_IP_ALIASES}" = true ]; then
   # Number of Pods that can run on this node.
diff --git a/cluster/gce/manifests/cloud-controller-manager.manifest b/cluster/gce/manifests/cloud-controller-manager.manifest
index 511fd4a4cb8..0107c45fe82 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/manifests/cloud-controller-manager.manifest
+++ b/cluster/gce/manifests/cloud-controller-manager.manifest
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 "containers":[
     {
     "name": "cloud-controller-manager",
-    "image": "gcr.io/k8s-staging-cloud-provider-gcp/cloud-controller-manager:v28.2.1",
+    "image": "gcr.io/k8s-staging-cloud-provider-gcp/cloud-controller-manager:v29.0.0",
     "resources": {
       "requests": {
         "cpu": "{{cpurequest}}"
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/OWNERS
index 19a29715a24..1ac1c0f0e62 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/OWNERS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ approvers:
   - andrewsykim
   - cheftako
 reviewers:
+  - aojea
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
   - derekwaynecarr