diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6749dafe2a..e0bed8b8b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ SOURCES:=$(shell find . -name "*.go")
 MAKEDIR:=$(strip $(shell dirname "$(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))"))
 
 # Keep in sync with upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller/
-DNS_CONTROLLER_TAG=1.8.0-beta.1
+DNS_CONTROLLER_TAG=1.8.0-beta.2
 
-KOPS_RELEASE_VERSION = 1.8.0-beta.1
-KOPS_CI_VERSION      = 1.8.0-beta.2
+KOPS_RELEASE_VERSION = 1.8.0-beta.2
+KOPS_CI_VERSION      = 1.8.0-beta.3
 
 # kops local location
 KOPS                 = ${LOCAL}/kops
diff --git a/channels/alpha b/channels/alpha
index e523750513..c3553d12bd 100644
--- a/channels/alpha
+++ b/channels/alpha
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
     requiredVersion: 1.4.2
   kopsVersions:
   - range: ">=1.8.0-alpha.1"
-    recommendedVersion: 1.8.0-beta.1
+    recommendedVersion: 1.8.0-beta.2
     #requiredVersion: 1.8.0
     kubernetesVersion: 1.8.4
   - range: ">=1.7.0-alpha.1"
diff --git a/cmd/kops/BUILD.bazel b/cmd/kops/BUILD.bazel
index 712b40a973..dd721b9daa 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/cmd/kops/BUILD.bazel
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ go_binary(
     library = ":go_default_library",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     x_defs = {
-        "k8s.io/kops.Version": "1.8.0-beta.1",  # keep
+        "k8s.io/kops.Version": "1.8.0-beta.2",  # keep
         "k8s.io/kops.GitVersion": "{BUILD_SCM_REVISION}",  # keep
     },
 )
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 7636641df9..fd909ffc99 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: v1.8.0-beta.1
+    version: v1.8.0-beta.2
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
         k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.8.0-beta.1
+        version: v1.8.0-beta.2
       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:1.8.0-beta.1
+        image: kope/dns-controller:1.8.0-beta.2
         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 55b2d5a146..adf0da3db6 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: v1.8.0-beta.1
+    version: v1.8.0-beta.2
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
         k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.8.0-beta.1
+        version: v1.8.0-beta.2
       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:1.8.0-beta.1
+        image: kope/dns-controller:1.8.0-beta.2
         command:
 {{ range $arg := DnsControllerArgv }}
         - "{{ $arg }}"
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
index 15884d8eb4..3e3edff6e1 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (b *BootstrapChannelBuilder) buildManifest() (*channelsapi.Addons, map[stri
 	if externalDNS == nil || !externalDNS.Disable {
 		{
 			key := "dns-controller.addons.k8s.io"
-			version := "1.8.0-beta.1"
+			version := "1.8.0-beta.2"
 
 			{
 				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 8ce7f27050..f97bcad6d8 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.8.0-beta.1
+    version: 1.8.0-beta.2
   - 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: 1.8.0-beta.1
+    version: 1.8.0-beta.2
   - id: v1.7.0
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.7.0'
     manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.7.0.yaml
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
index 1c4117095d..6546647a39 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.8.0-beta.1
+    version: 1.8.0-beta.2
   - 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: 1.8.0-beta.1
+    version: 1.8.0-beta.2
   - id: v1.7.0
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.7.0'
     manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.7.0.yaml
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
index a09ad79fad..6c61a2a638 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.8.0-beta.1
+    version: 1.8.0-beta.2
   - 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: 1.8.0-beta.1
+    version: 1.8.0-beta.2
   - id: v1.7.0
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.7.0'
     manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.7.0.yaml