diff --git a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/k8s_defaults.go b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/k8s_defaults.go
index 808d2d11..6485d4f2 100644
--- a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/k8s_defaults.go
+++ b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/k8s_defaults.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DefaultK8s = "v1.12.1-rancher1-1"
+	DefaultK8s = "v1.11.3-rancher1-1"
 )
 
 var (