diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ae18c1..e327d64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Whether to show extra debug info in Ansible's logs (e.g. the output of the `kube
 
     kubernetes_pod_network_cidr: '10.0.1.0/16'
     kubernetes_apiserver_advertise_address: ''
-    kubernetes_version: 'stable-1.10'
+    kubernetes_version: 'stable-1.11'
     kubernetes_ignore_preflight_errors: 'all'
 
 Options passed to `kubeadm init` when initializing the Kubernetes master. The `apiserver_advertise_address` defaults to `ansible_default_ipv4.address` if it's left empty.
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e79521d..7804c12 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ kuberenetes_debug: False
 
 kubernetes_pod_network_cidr: '10.0.1.0/16'
 kubernetes_apiserver_advertise_address: ''
-kubernetes_version: 'stable-1.10'
+kubernetes_version: 'stable-1.11'
 kubernetes_ignore_preflight_errors: 'all'
 
 kubernetes_apt_release_channel: main