diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 274b471..2077324 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ kubernetes_ignore_preflight_errors: 'all'
 Options passed to `kubeadm init` when initializing the Kubernetes control plane. The `kubernetes_apiserver_advertise_address` defaults to `ansible_default_ipv4.address` if it's left empty.
 
 ```yaml
-kubernetes_apt_repository: "https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/v{{ kubernetes_version }}/deb/"
+kubernetes_apt_release_channel: "stable"
+kubernetes_apt_repository: "https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/{{ kubernetes_apt_release_channel }}:/v{{ kubernetes_version }}/deb/"
 ```
 
-Apt repository option for Kubernetes installation.
+Apt repository options for Kubernetes installation.
 
 ```yaml
 kubernetes_yum_base_url: "https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/v{{ kubernetes_version }}/rpm/"
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6089771..f74583f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ kubernetes_apiserver_advertise_address: ''
 kubernetes_version_kubeadm: 'stable-{{ kubernetes_version }}'
 kubernetes_ignore_preflight_errors: 'all'
 
-kubernetes_apt_repository: "https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/v{{ kubernetes_version }}/deb/"
+kubernetes_apt_release_channel: "stable"
+kubernetes_apt_repository: "https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/{{ kubernetes_apt_release_channel }}:/v{{ kubernetes_version }}/deb/"
 
 kubernetes_yum_base_url: "https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/v{{ kubernetes_version }}/rpm/"
 kubernetes_yum_gpg_key: "https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/v{{ kubernetes_version }}/rpm/repodata/repomd.xml.key"