diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/digitalocean/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/digitalocean/defaults/main.yml
index c644c24f7..e0c5a393d 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/digitalocean/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/external_cloud_controller/digitalocean/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 external_do_cloud:
   do_api_token: ''
   vpc_id: ''
-  controller_image_tag: ''
+  controller_image_tag: 'v0.1.54'