diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
index c37be1c1552a693640118844f404a7a15ae24e96..e8a3903e15b532283a804295181db8341ebc4857 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ parameters:
   kube_version:
     type: string
     description: version of kubernetes used for kubernetes cluster
-    default: v1.4.7
+    default: v1.5.2
 
   insecure_registry_url:
     type: string