diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cccdbf0e9..31d953ec8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 ## Supported Components
 
 - Core
-  - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.26.2
+  - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.26.3
   - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.6
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v20.10 (see note)
   - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.7.0
diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
index 7f877f775..0414004f0 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ kube_token_dir: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/tokens"
 kube_api_anonymous_auth: true
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.26.2
+kube_version: v1.26.3
 
 # Where the binaries will be downloaded.
 # Note: ensure that you've enough disk space (about 1G)
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 233071aae..0ace0d9f2 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -218,9 +218,11 @@ crio_archive_checksums:
 # Kubernetes versions above Kubespray's current target version are untested and should be used with caution.
 kubelet_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.26.3: 2c862e06293db71a3644728519818a5448db87347ce5862045e5f3eca6ec13e2
     v1.26.2: 24af93f03e514bb66c6bbacb9f00f393ed57df6e43b2846337518ec0b4d1b717
     v1.26.1: fe940be695f73c03275f049cb17f2bf2eb137014334930ce5c6de12573c1f21f
     v1.26.0: cabf702fc542fcbb1173c713f1cbec72fd1d9ded36cdcdbbd05d9c308d8360d1
+    v1.25.8: f9e920805ad9d2fa761010c6be94deed1885b6a1ba892ff18e57ad97d275490d
     v1.25.7: 1f6dc3c81435747d3a9e48f930ae1baea024f505a3b7716866430fef1cb5dc29
     v1.25.6: 9dcc25bcb16ae966642286b4a2ac97f12a0d4ff96204958c9cedda37c1fcd029
     v1.25.5: fdaade890ed44ce55a1086dd1b1bde44daac02f90eacd9faf14fd182af1ffda0
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.25.2: 995f885543fa61a08bd4f1008ba6d7417a1c45bd2a8e0f70c67a83e53b46eea5
     v1.25.1: 6fe430ad91e1ed50cf5cc396aa204fda0889c36b8a3b84619d633cd9a6a146e2
     v1.25.0: ad45ac3216aa186648fd034dec30a00c1a2d2d1187cab8aae21aa441a13b4faa
+    v1.24.12: e4f0752d54699305e8c3e42f8026fe0f17ad9cb7f886af1f3c0b59d225995f91
     v1.24.11: f78665acb017365073259b061db3715e2b930e3a401ddf2af2644966f58dc036
     v1.24.10: 68c0e77bdf3d7e6c0720c091b6ebf834bb220e1eae2d103e7ac74eca0ed86cd3
     v1.24.9: d91e82f0bee5c7dc3bb0b35d67dc2335404ec44a316fc369cec5c749522e9bd5
@@ -242,9 +245,11 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.24.1: 393d130a1715205a253b2f70dbd1f00d1a52ab89b4f3684ed116a937e68116ec
     v1.24.0: fd19ff957c73e5397f9af931c82bdb95791e47dc7d3135d38720ecda211758a3
   arm64:
+    v1.26.3: d360f919c279a05441b27178030c3d17134c1f257c95f4b22bdb28c2290993e7
     v1.26.2: 33e77f93d141d3b9e207ae50ff050186dea084ac26f9ec88280f85bab9dad310
     v1.26.1: f4b514162b52d19909cf0ddf0b816d8d7751c5f1de60eda90cd84dcccc56c399
     v1.26.0: fb033c1d079cac8babb04a25abecbc6cc1a2afb53f56ef1d73f8dc3b15b3c09e
+    v1.25.8: 6c995b05b54cc0ce4eb6bf3097565167069b2ce45ba965972430c631c467d239
     v1.25.7: cb9176563c7a75be1e8ea23d8e366ced97becabd4626fde01620ec71d2eb1fc2
     v1.25.6: 6dade59b6fe4b94f03ee173692f5713e023b0cd1abaa8f5ebe4263b49a63df38
     v1.25.5: 18aa53ff59740a11504218905b51b29cc78fb8b5dd818a619141afa9dafb8f5a
@@ -253,6 +258,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.25.2: c9348c0bae1d723a39235fc041053d9453be6b517082f066b3a089c3edbdd2ae
     v1.25.1: b6baa99b99ecc1f358660208a9a27b64c65f3314ff95a84c73091b51ac98484b
     v1.25.0: 69572a7b3d179d4a479aa2e0f90e2f091d8d84ef33a35422fc89975dc137a590
+    v1.24.12: b4116fb92694d75afd2ac3be742fe3c020470e53546cfacc73eb8a4e33cfcab1
     v1.24.11: 43a535958b7b9d8da5600208064eb3f799d9069ced6d836a79d24dd87525f66f
     v1.24.10: e4f5f6d864dfcbe5e5773039f4c44b026a1fa8626f459c82c00e8a4d85bbc089
     v1.24.9: 34021c6cf593ffc4361e9e2adc3d6e4f5683383eeb894f40d63ccfa268e84f4c
@@ -266,9 +272,11 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.24.1: c2189c6956afda0f6002839f9f14a9b48c89dcc0228701e84856be36a3aac6bf
     v1.24.0: 8f066c9a048dd1704bf22ccf6e994e2fa2ea1175c9768a786f6cb6608765025e
   amd64:
+    v1.26.3: 992d6298bd494b65f54c838419773c4976aca72dfb36271c613537efae7ab7d2
     v1.26.2: e6dd2ee432a093492936ff8505f084b5ed41662f50231f1c11ae08ee8582a3f5
     v1.26.1: 8b99dd73f309ca1ac4005db638e82f949ffcfb877a060089ec0e729503db8198
     v1.26.0: b64949fe696c77565edbe4100a315b6bf8f0e2325daeb762f7e865f16a6e54b5
+    v1.25.8: 3aa821165da6f1bb9fdb82a91b294b7f4abfc4fdfb21a94fa1e09a9785876516
     v1.25.7: 2e3216ac291c78d82fb8988c15d9fd4cf14e2ddd9b17ff91e3abf2e5f3e14fd9
     v1.25.6: 8485ac4a60455b77a9b518c13b3aeb0d32338ab7e9894a0b5d217fea585cd2be
     v1.25.5: 16b23e1254830805b892cfccf2687eb3edb4ea54ffbadb8cc2eee6d3b1fab8e6
@@ -277,6 +285,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.25.2: 631e31b3ec648f920292fdc1bde46053cca5d5c71d622678d86907d556efaea3
     v1.25.1: 63e38bcbc4437ce10227695f8722371ec0d178067f1031d09fe1f59b6fcf214a
     v1.25.0: 7f9183fce12606818612ce80b6c09757452c4fb50aefea5fc5843951c5020e24
+    v1.24.12: 3105c4165cd4efea154046cac27ca087b10098c1793148fe2797b631e2897a2e
     v1.24.11: 1d4849fa3aee4847b8ccecc7e14b16caeb0d507a20d0250cf57e71155248f74f
     v1.24.10: 34b1731df37d1762662bd91f1cba57a9d2ee86296813c48c4e52a9d7955a1b9e
     v1.24.9: 8753b9ae0c3e22f09dafdb4178492582c28874f70844de38dc43eb3fad5ca8bb
@@ -290,9 +299,11 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.24.1: fc352d5c983b0ccf47acd8816eb826d781f408d27263dd8f761dfb63e69abfde
     v1.24.0: 3d98ac8b4fb8dc99f9952226f2565951cc366c442656a889facc5b1b2ec2ba52
   ppc64le:
+    v1.26.3: a12a78b68ec8ac76d482d8a95e0d927ffedac62e630af5fef704f5fecf8e92d9
     v1.26.2: 6f03bc34a34856a3e0e667bea8d6817596c53c7093482d44516163639ce39625
     v1.26.1: bf795bec9b01a9497f46f47b2f3466628fba11f7834c9b2a0f3fa1028c061144
     v1.26.0: df13099611f4eada791e5f41948ef94f7b52c468dff1a6fcad54f4c56b467a7f
+    v1.25.8: 98927a677d63079da20a1101f892d977a84b25bab5f811aebcd66687566a4b2a
     v1.25.7: c591355869ee7e664f04a1ebe6208a4acee48a16bfe926df1b699184ad903ba2
     v1.25.6: 148b0b7c23ed0db4a62a6398e2a43b65c53b3a5fb92f1fe79f8069ef2caced26
     v1.25.5: 3071e26e648ff50880d699ccabd677537b9e2762d1ece9e11401adde664f8e28
@@ -301,6 +312,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.25.2: a45dc00ac3a8074c3e9ec6a45b63c0a654529a657d929f28bd79c550a0d213d7
     v1.25.1: c1e3373ac088e934635fb13004a21ada39350033bfa0e4b258c114cb86b69138
     v1.25.0: 8015f88d1364cf77436c157de8a5d3ab87f1cb2dfaa9289b097c92a808845491
+    v1.24.12: fe669fa635b6150da865873c201f3388f4fde472ecad34236abf07e92885375d
     v1.24.11: 7dcb0193ae462200bad57064bc3ae849ead38209ea0f8b587cf9879a6a11e719
     v1.24.10: 4ccb6549af4097932e21cf56dac7d104f5633a1f67044bb0714b294f023f3fe6
     v1.24.9: 3011fee2b8256e54efa24f3fc294642a6106a483722d89e82aa962a4435c86b2
@@ -315,9 +327,11 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.24.0: d41d62f6aeff9f8f9b1a1390ed2b17994952966741d6675af8410799bca38931
 kubectl_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.26.3: cdb3f670396a775119eb84436d6c0e7e29f24ec511681049200eeb39df9960fb
     v1.26.2: a8944021fc9022f73976d8ab2736f21b64b30de3b2a6ccfddd0316ca1d3c6a1d
     v1.26.1: e067d59ac19e287026b5c2b75a1077b1312ba82ad64ee01dff2cdafd57720f39
     v1.26.0: 8eef310d0de238c582556d81ab8cbe8d6fca3c0e43ee337a905dcdd3578f9dda
+    v1.25.8: 0d2563c2656be268c977a79e076b6b4eb95eef17f16ac6723da61768f638c8d3
     v1.25.7: 63b48d41992c2fe779c983428d388423ff1a08e01726a10218752036924e93cc
     v1.25.6: f42042c831a7b8ad2d2c1f01502ed630a5047d68a62a1de1ed908ba5fb003bb1
     v1.25.5: fec9a0f7cd922744935dd5dfc2366ab307424ef4c533299d67edf7de15346e51
@@ -326,6 +340,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.25.2: d6b581a41b010ef86a9364102f8612d2ee7fbc7dd2036e40ab7c85adb52331cb
     v1.25.1: e8c6bfd8797e42501d14c7d75201324630f15436f712c4f7e46ce8c8067d9adc
     v1.25.0: 0b907cfdcabafae7d2d4ac7de55e3ef814df999acdf6b1bd0ecf6abbef7c7131
+    v1.24.12: a92efa9ea0675a43187a1d92b11cfa2637d7b93d4ab3bb04296266da1c79d483
     v1.24.11: 75e5d2bfd3975ad5d5930c560be87d1929ed5980f92d0424d41cd9dadd732197
     v1.24.10: e3e5a10485bdc984c338c971ce032b579492fc7f1a6cf99f5592a335f247ff4d
     v1.24.9: a64fbc95696f982cb55622aeb9ef85a121b1473c8e52296768bb3d82ca53c85c
@@ -339,9 +354,11 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.24.1: 42e880ff20a55e8ec49187d54e2c1367226d220a0a6a1797e7fbf97426762f4f
     v1.24.0: 410fc0b3c718f8f431fe4f7d5820bf8133b16ffb76187a53fa90929a77a38cbc
   arm64:
+    v1.26.3: 0f62cbb6fafa109f235a08348d74499a57bb294c2a2e6ee34be1fa83432fec1d
     v1.26.2: 291e85bef77e8440205c873686e9938d7f87c0534e9a491de64e3cc0584295b6
     v1.26.1: 4027cb0a2840bc14ec3f18151b3360dd2d1f6ce730ed5ac28bd846c17e7d73f5
     v1.26.0: 79b14e4ddada9e81d2989f36a89faa9e56f8abe6e0246e7bdc305c93c3731ea4
+    v1.25.8: 28cf5f666cb0c11a8a2b3e5ae4bf93e56b74ab6051720c72bb231887bfc1a7c6
     v1.25.7: 2c60befa0fefd3bb601e9aa0fc81ae6fb204b514849fe7fa30bea0285449a84b
     v1.25.6: 1a4e2850e94d44039c73eae7a6e005b3e1435c00a62bd58df7643bdeb8475cfd
     v1.25.5: 7bc650f28a5b4436df2abcfae5905e461728ba416146beac17a2634fa82a6f0a
@@ -350,6 +367,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.25.2: b26aa656194545699471278ad899a90b1ea9408d35f6c65e3a46831b9c063fd5
     v1.25.1: 73602eabf20b877f88642fafcbe1eda439162c2c1dbcc9ed09fdd4d7ac9919ea
     v1.25.0: 24db547bbae294c5c44f2b4a777e45f0e2f3d6295eace0d0c4be2b2dfa45330d
+    v1.24.12: a945095ceabc2b6f943c8c7c8484925b1b205738231fe7d34368a3e77dfe319b
     v1.24.11: b333f110a0408448b8ba18aa41ca40571056c78e496762ee8084e741b685e206
     v1.24.10: 3a0fa419264b3df077bc8220d721d6cbef6cc944014d9337adfd4434ac23bebf
     v1.24.9: f59c522cf5f9db826c64f28364946acb6bcb6957669291fa29b926b7812b5bbe
@@ -363,9 +381,11 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.24.1: b817b54183e089494f8b925096e9b65af3a356d87f94b73929bf5a6028a06271
     v1.24.0: 449278789de283648e4076ade46816da249714f96e71567e035e9d17e1fff06d
   amd64:
+    v1.26.3: 026c8412d373064ab0359ed0d1a25c975e9ce803a093d76c8b30c5996ad73e75
     v1.26.2: fcf86d21fb1a49b012bce7845cf00081d2dd7a59f424b28621799deceb5227b3
     v1.26.1: d57be22cfa25f7427cfb538cfc8853d763878f8b36c76ce93830f6f2d67c6e5d
     v1.26.0: b6769d8ac6a0ed0f13b307d289dc092ad86180b08f5b5044af152808c04950ae
+    v1.25.8: 80e70448455f3d19c3cb49bd6ff6fc913677f4f240d368fa2b9f0d400c8cd16e
     v1.25.7: 6cdbaf3fdd1032fc8e560ccc0a75b5bd6fa5b6cb45491e9677872f511131ad3d
     v1.25.6: ba876aef0e9d7e2e8fedac036ec194de5ec9b6d2953e30ff82a2758c6ba32174
     v1.25.5: 6a660cd44db3d4bfe1563f6689cbe2ffb28ee4baf3532e04fff2d7b909081c29
@@ -374,6 +394,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.25.2: 8639f2b9c33d38910d706171ce3d25be9b19fc139d0e3d4627f38ce84f9040eb
     v1.25.1: 9cc2d6ce59740b6acf6d5d4a04d4a7d839b0a81373248ef0ce6c8d707143435b
     v1.25.0: e23cc7092218c95c22d8ee36fb9499194a36ac5b5349ca476886b7edc0203885
+    v1.24.12: 25875551d4242339bcc8cef0c18f0a0f631ea621f6fab1190a5aaab466634e7c
     v1.24.11: c8bdf1b12d5ac91d163c07e61b9527ef718bec6a00f4fd4cf071591218f59be5
     v1.24.10: d8e9cd9bb073ff09e2f2a74cf48e94a9b9d4f2fa2e2dd91b68b01f64e7061a3b
     v1.24.9: 7e13f33b7379b6c25c3ae055e4389eb3eef168e563f37b5c5f1be672e46b686e
@@ -387,9 +408,11 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.24.1: 0ec3c2dbafc6dd27fc8ad25fa27fc527b5d7356d1830c0efbb8adcf975d9e84a
     v1.24.0: 94d686bb6772f6fb59e3a32beff908ab406b79acdfb2427abdc4ac3ce1bb98d7
   ppc64le:
+    v1.26.3: dbfc55dcb86e3e7a2ca01df0317d27b8026861d472bcc7bffa33f45dee693927
     v1.26.2: 88ab57859ac8c4559834d901884ed906c88ea4fa41191e576b34b6c8bd6b7a16
     v1.26.1: 5cfd9fea8dea939a2bd914e1caa7829aa537702ddf14e02a59bf451146942fde
     v1.26.0: 9e2b2a03ee5fc726ebd39b6a09498b6508ade8831262859c280d39df33f8830d
+    v1.25.8: 4a86d6b9dcc0ce19f9299c62c1e93d52e4d50004d21eb219b9bb0a5ebba6df6f
     v1.25.7: 2841880968f4deb4b1bac6632da618a0a4d23f8aa4bac8e9ef6d4eb28fb1ff96
     v1.25.6: 0b07cd68ce0286793528241e57506ee963eee2dfe841cc0b200aff174d6f2493
     v1.25.5: 816b6bfcbe312a4e6fbaaa459f52620af307683470118b9a4afb0f8e1054beb8
@@ -398,6 +421,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.25.2: 1e3665de15a591d52943e6417f3102b5d413bc1d86009801ad0def04e8c920c5
     v1.25.1: 957170066abc4d4c178ac8d84263a191d351e98978b86b0916c1b8c061da8282
     v1.25.0: dffe15c626d7921d77e85f390b15f13ebc3a9699785f6b210cd13fa6f4653513
+    v1.24.12: 3bb514b3fc8c8c5fe793e671988ea89ecb9624853739491e53ac6f7829b035a6
     v1.24.11: b773a69395d16c2786d5d6c3e56a4cfe8c520131c2d1dd822fd4bb3257b77232
     v1.24.10: 1d9c76f158c37478d0dcf9d91b051d6770720c3f88cf7e1af5c0ff0288e12ba5
     v1.24.9: 8893337877ae82280fd52b3ef2c9ea6a1e477a9f6ee3b04ea3ddbd00da2c85a0
@@ -412,9 +436,11 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.24.0: 153a1ca1593ef4cb56b16922f8e229986a621d396112f0cfad6fa568ad00fa75
 kubeadm_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.26.3: 7ceaf94361e6e7a9f877388df30e424604504de4e36f24aafe30f31f2a27600c
     v1.26.2: 84982a359967571baf572aa1a61397906f987d989854ebb67a03b09ea4502af4
     v1.26.1: 0dbd0a197013a3fdc5cb3e012fa8b0d50f38fd3dda56254f4648e08ac867fb60
     v1.26.0: 3368537a5e78fdbfa3cbcae0d19102372a0f4eb6b6a78e7b6b187d5db86d6c9e
+    v1.25.8: 3ea26bc2f880db6c3e462601fc639b34501373ee849a364f5aaa6eb263c6ffba
     v1.25.7: 77c37ed2a1ea238f1e0b4dee6fcb1bcb9c9f0fe3846c3ba52542adc07d9ce314
     v1.25.6: ac94908d61d06ea7a99e2775aff308f0dbd1195eeed92411e2240b10dc88e21f
     v1.25.5: c1753bffff88e3f192acc46f2ea4b7058a920c593f475cfb0ea015e6d9667ee1
@@ -423,6 +449,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.25.2: 2f794569c3322bb66309c7f67126b7f88155dfb1f70eea789bec0edf4e10015e
     v1.25.1: ecb7a459ca23dfe527f4eedf33fdb0df3d55519481a8be3f04a5c3a4d41fa588
     v1.25.0: 67b6b58cb6abd5a4c9024aeaca103f999077ce6ec8e2ca13ced737f5139ad2f0
+    v1.24.12: 387e98e35a74dac7bbfc83e58d7b6650c93b8431546a668133798c7d8f75b22b
     v1.24.11: 1cdafc5b4f6978040352e0cc2388a73b1f316cb245a68225038502ecda741111
     v1.24.10: 9528a9a13e40ad392e8fe30b01aee536052e55acd52949e8ff13377a1c513740
     v1.24.9: ba58cb05a6bcb7b974223df7de6b0af38e4eb78b944b775de5166337288cf172
@@ -436,9 +463,11 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.24.1: 1c0b22c941badb40f4fb93e619b4a1c5e4bba7c1c7313f7c7e87d77150f35153
     v1.24.0: c463bf24981dea705f4ee6e547abd5cc3b3e499843f836aae1a04f5b80abf4c2
   arm64:
+    v1.26.3: e9a7dbca77f9576a98af1db8747e9dc13e930e40295eaa259dd99fd6e17a173f
     v1.26.2: f210d8617acf7c601196294f7ca97e4330b75dad00df6b8dd12393730c501473
     v1.26.1: db101c4bb8e33bd69241de227ed317feee6d44dbd674891e1b9e11c6e8b369bb
     v1.26.0: 652844c9518786273e094825b74a1988c871552dc6ccf71366558e67409859d1
+    v1.25.8: e7f0c738e48d905eae145631497a9ef59e792300e5247be2a1fbaa0a8907b308
     v1.25.7: 64bd532bed1814a28d021e227d18d81cf5b93ac05763a5a5fa6a38b6bb55caee
     v1.25.6: 54256821830d23b458a29f5d4695331d600e57644604ef68d0e35e5d2a4ffb4b
     v1.25.5: 426dddad1c60b7617f4095507cef524d76ec268a0201c1df154c108287a0b98e
@@ -447,6 +476,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.25.2: 437dc97b0ca25b3fa8d74b39e4059a77397b55c1a6d16bddfd5a889d91490ce0
     v1.25.1: f4d57d89c53b7fb3fe347c9272ed40ec55eab120f4f09cd6b684e97cb9cbf1f0
     v1.25.0: 07d9c6ffd3676502acd323c0ca92f44328a1f0e89a7d42a664099fd3016cf16b
+    v1.24.12: e3f7864b3b98c8cf1a3284911b20393f4b1fc5f9a4524ae7233258a7f9fbb1e9
     v1.24.11: 3986f6a48af8f6d2c1cdba1e60e347077e6d1882df984f422b7d1d77eb82005e
     v1.24.10: dfa768a684ee9854da4aee0a39164c0ce2e07156a0f0d284d9153c5eb14584b2
     v1.24.9: 57c61562a9de4cc78f276f665d7f04666607b17e3ad0fa6c14be64ad85c80951
@@ -460,9 +490,11 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.24.1: 04f18fe097351cd16dc91cd3bde979201916686c6f4e1b87bae69ab4479fda04
     v1.24.0: 3e0fa21b8ebce04ca919fdfea7cc756e5f645166b95d6e4b5d9912d7721f9004
   amd64:
+    v1.26.3: 87a1bf6603e252a8fa46be44382ea218cb8e4f066874d149dc589d0f3a405fed
     v1.26.2: 277d880dc6d79994fd333e49d42943b7c9183b1c4ffdbf9da59f806acec7fd82
     v1.26.1: 1531abfe96e2e9d8af9219192c65d04df8507a46a081ae1e101478e95d2b63da
     v1.26.0: 72631449f26b7203701a1b99f6914f31859583a0e247c3ac0f6aaf59ca80af19
+    v1.25.8: 2ae844776ac48273d868f92a7ed9d54b4a6e9b0e4d05874d77b7c0f4bfa60379
     v1.25.7: 54e369043d5c7ac320ccbd51757019274dbfefce36c9abee746e387ac8203704
     v1.25.6: d8bf16d1a808dce10d4eb9b391ddd6ee8a81e94c669441f20b1227083dbc4417
     v1.25.5: af0b25c7a995c2d208ef0b9d24b70fe6f390ebb1e3987f4e0f548854ba9a3b87
@@ -471,6 +503,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.25.2: 63ee3de0c386c6f3c155874b46b07707cc72ce5b9e23f336befd0b829c1bd2ad
     v1.25.1: adaa1e65c1cf9267a01e889d4c13884f883cf27948f00abb823f10486f1a8420
     v1.25.0: 10b30b87af2cdc865983d742891eba467d038f94f3926bf5d0174f1abf6628f8
+    v1.24.12: a6daad39597a9d3d4c49a44ce2b77bb45290855085cbfe2e1b20afd84f40d143
     v1.24.11: 9123cdda3118772794198f784e4f39f34212ebaa919bdddaf611190d7c4abf38
     v1.24.10: 5e29917dc277a8bc4b90bf9dbed8d3dca903fd7cbf7f12c2e256fe22e9f2a1f9
     v1.24.9: 20406971ae71886f7f8ee7b9a33c885391ae64da561fb679d5819f2ccc19ac9f
@@ -484,9 +517,11 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.24.1: 15e3193eecbc69330ada3f340c5a47999959bc227c735fa95e4aa79470c085d0
     v1.24.0: 5e58a29eaaf69ea80e90d9780d2a2d5f189fd74f94ec3bec9e3823d472277318
   ppc64le:
+    v1.26.3: 80b00286e54a87645908c7fd284caef0b1cd7fab5a1948518a6a8d6b0852d49d
     v1.26.2: f5d610c4a8a4f99ac6dd07f8cbc0db1de602d5a8895cdaa282c72e36183e310b
     v1.26.1: 89ad4d60d266e32147c51e7fb972a9aa6c382391822fa00e27a20f769f3586e8
     v1.26.0: 2431061b3980caa9950a9faaafdfb5cd641e0f787d381db5d10737c03ad800c6
+    v1.25.8: b3ea1579aa1b44d8499e35d6daa7da56a90387b99068a6e0692d6fba0899728d
     v1.25.7: af166691b24f976bf4bf1fe95ff2882615b78653fb626466d388a24bbb597078
     v1.25.6: f38785bd9ca8b3d7f99b55c25a6d88d0c3afbfd742f66ce51bb06d318bd7bf79
     v1.25.5: d69b73af9e327cba5c771daf8320821ccda703f38506ee4ec5b1ff3776a6eb8f
@@ -495,6 +530,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.25.2: a53101ed297299bcf1c4f44ec67ff1cb489ab2d75526d8be10c3068f161601a7
     v1.25.1: c7e2c8d2b852e1b30894b64875191ce388a3a416d41311b21f2d8594872fe944
     v1.25.0: 31bc72e892f3a6eb5db78003d6b6200ba56da46a746455991cb422877afc153d
+    v1.24.12: 5a5539c4aef79d458e31ec8f6567a7fc0aa1b2f575472b53568be746018beed9
     v1.24.11: bd5abd6d28bb7fb8a48a4e59d1078e658103330d56b915269059821f4f4b05b8
     v1.24.10: 6b17481399723fc0af716633b69657ee193c0a5ab42bca50aa93f1d196ce06f2
     v1.24.9: abf04047a45f602e455ab7df92ae5500b543fe5ef13fb67d050f3d28dfd1906c
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index f569e6d71..b1f0de594 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ is_fedora_coreos: false
 disable_swap: true
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.26.2
+kube_version: v1.26.3
 
 ## The minimum version working
 kube_version_min_required: v1.24.0