diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.weave/k8s-1.6.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.weave/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
index bf97dc813b..4adc016249 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.weave/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.weave/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ spec:
       hostPID: true
       containers:
         - name: weave
-          image: weaveworks/weave-kube:1.9.7
+          image: weaveworks/weave-kube:1.9.8
           command:
             - /home/weave/launch.sh
           livenessProbe:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ spec:
               value: "{{ .Networking.Weave.MTU }}"
             {{- end }}
         - name: weave-npc
-          image: weaveworks/weave-npc:1.9.7
+          image: weaveworks/weave-npc:1.9.8
           resources:
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.weave/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.weave/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
index 5748ec56e3..e248ce9fff 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.weave/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/networking.weave/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
       hostPID: true
       containers:
         - name: weave
-          image: weaveworks/weave-kube:1.9.7
+          image: weaveworks/weave-kube:1.9.8
           command:
             - /home/weave/launch.sh
           livenessProbe:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ spec:
               value: "{{ .Networking.Weave.MTU }}"
             {{- end }}
         - name: weave-npc
-          image: weaveworks/weave-npc:1.9.7
+          image: weaveworks/weave-npc:1.9.8
           resources:
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
index eb9c25a85c..87cd6b49df 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ func (b *BootstrapChannelBuilder) buildManifest() (*channelsapi.Addons, map[stri
 	if b.cluster.Spec.Networking.Weave != nil {
 		key := "networking.weave"
 
-		// 1.9.8-kops.1 = 1.9.7 plus IPALLOC_RANGE and WEAVE_MTU
-		version := "1.9.8-kops.1"
+		// 1.9.8-kops.2 = 1.9.8 plus IPALLOC_RANGE and WEAVE_MTU
+		version := "1.9.8-kops.2"
 
 		{
 			location := key + "/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml"