diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a43b46d7d4..ea7fab332c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ GOVERSION=1.8.3
 MAKEDIR:=$(strip $(shell dirname "$(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))"))
 
 # Keep in sync with upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller/
-DNS_CONTROLLER_TAG=1.7.0
+DNS_CONTROLLER_TAG=1.7.1
 
-KOPS_RELEASE_VERSION = 1.7.0-alpha.1
-KOPS_CI_VERSION      = 1.7.0-alpha.2
+KOPS_RELEASE_VERSION = 1.7.0-beta.1
+KOPS_CI_VERSION      = 1.7.0-beta.2
 
 # kops install location
 KOPS                 = ${GOPATH_1ST}/bin/kops
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
index c0bee1a6b1..3487c00f9a 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     k8s-app: dns-controller
-    version: v1.7.0
+    version: v1.7.1
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
         k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.7.0
+        version: v1.7.1
       annotations:
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
         # For 1.6, we keep the old tolerations in case of a downgrade to 1.5
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccount: dns-controller
       containers:
       - name: dns-controller
-        image: kope/dns-controller:1.7.0
+        image: kope/dns-controller:1.7.1
         command:
 {{ range $arg := DnsControllerArgv }}
         - "{{ $arg }}"
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
index 81bc89f79b..b2cc1db1b0 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     k8s-app: dns-controller
-    version: v1.7.0
+    version: v1.7.1
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
         k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.7.0
+        version: v1.7.1
       annotations:
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/tolerations: '[{"key": "dedicated", "value": "master"}]'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       containers:
       - name: dns-controller
-        image: kope/dns-controller:1.7.0
+        image: kope/dns-controller:1.7.1
         command:
 {{ range $arg := DnsControllerArgv }}
         - "{{ $arg }}"
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
index 0fe2991dd5..32eef81690 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (b *BootstrapChannelBuilder) buildManifest() (*channelsapi.Addons, map[stri
 
 	{
 		key := "dns-controller.addons.k8s.io"
-		version := "1.7.0"
+		version := "1.7.1"
 
 		{
 			location := key + "/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml"
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
index ed20a8458c..d81ac8e2e3 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.7.0
+    version: 1.7.1
   - id: k8s-1.6
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.6.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.7.0
+    version: 1.7.1
   - manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.6.0.yaml
     name: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
index 1a6d9a2814..e4c9f9a378 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.7.0
+    version: 1.7.1
   - id: k8s-1.6
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.6.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.7.0
+    version: 1.7.1
   - manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.6.0.yaml
     name: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
index 2e85b2d34f..2abd863da6 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.7.0
+    version: 1.7.1
   - id: k8s-1.6
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.6.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.7.0
+    version: 1.7.1
   - manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.6.0.yaml
     name: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io
     selector: