diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/addon.yaml b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/addon.yaml
index 2c087eb202..a7d52cecfd 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/addon.yaml
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/addon.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ metadata:
   name: dns-controller
 spec:
   addons:
-  - version: 1.5.1
+  - version: 1.5.2
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    manifest: v1.5.1.yaml
+    manifest: v1.5.2.yaml
 
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.4.0.yaml b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.4.0.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d72026998..0000000000
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.4.0.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-kind: Deployment
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-metadata:
-  name: dns-controller
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    k8s-app: dns-controller
-    version: v1.4.0
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      k8s-app: dns-controller
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-        k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.4.0
-      annotations:
-        scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
-        scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/tolerations: '[{"key": "dedicated", "value": "master"}]'
-    spec:
-      nodeSelector:
-        kubernetes.io/role: master
-      dnsPolicy: Default  # Don't use cluster DNS (we are likely running before kube-dns)
-      containers:
-      - name: dns-controller
-        image: kope/dns-controller:1.4.0
-        command:
-        - /usr/bin/dns-controller
-        - --watch-ingress=false
-        - --dns=aws-route53
-        - -v=8
-        resources:
-          requests:
-            cpu: 50m
-            memory: 50Mi
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.1.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.1.yaml.template
deleted file mode 100644
index a859c56066..0000000000
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.1.yaml.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-kind: Deployment
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-metadata:
-  name: dns-controller
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    k8s-app: dns-controller
-    version: v1.5.1
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      k8s-app: dns-controller
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-        k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.5.1
-      annotations:
-        scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
-        scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/tolerations: '[{"key": "dedicated", "value": "master"}]'
-    spec:
-      nodeSelector:
-        kubernetes.io/role: master
-      dnsPolicy: Default  # Don't use cluster DNS (we are likely running before kube-dns)
-      hostNetwork: true
-      containers:
-      - name: dns-controller
-        image: kope/dns-controller:1.5.1
-        command:
-{{ range $arg := DnsControllerArgv }}
-        - "{{ $arg }}"
-{{ end }}
-        resources:
-          requests:
-            cpu: 50m
-            memory: 50Mi
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.4.1.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.2.yaml.template
similarity index 91%
rename from upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.4.1.yaml.template
rename to upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.2.yaml.template
index 35fa6b8a51..ad62255d08 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.4.1.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.2.yaml.template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     k8s-app: dns-controller
-    version: v1.4.1
+    version: v1.5.2
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
         k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.4.1
+        version: v1.5.2
       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:1.4.1
+        image: kope/dns-controller:1.5.2
         command:
 {{ range $arg := DnsControllerArgv }}
         - "{{ $arg }}"
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
index f5ea095827..785b5daf5a 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (b *BootstrapChannelBuilder) buildManifest() (*channelsapi.Addons, map[stri
 
 	{
 		key := "dns-controller.addons.k8s.io"
-		version := "1.5.1"
+		version := "1.5.2"
 
 		location := key + "/v" + version + ".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 e7233e0eb3..a3e971fe03 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ spec:
     selector:
       k8s-addon: limit-range.addons.k8s.io
     version: 1.5.0
-  - manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.1.yaml
+  - manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.2.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.5.1
+    version: 1.5.2
   - manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.0.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 232c9db25f..0a819819fc 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ spec:
     selector:
       k8s-addon: limit-range.addons.k8s.io
     version: 1.5.0
-  - manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.1.yaml
+  - manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.2.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.5.1
+    version: 1.5.2
   - manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.5.0.yaml
     name: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io
     selector: