diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9dd57aa9..841b52b4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
   - [kube-vip](https://github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip) v0.8.0
 - Application
   - [cert-manager](https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager) v1.14.7
-  - [coredns](https://github.com/coredns/coredns) v1.11.1
+  - [coredns](https://github.com/coredns/coredns) v1.11.3
   - [ingress-nginx](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx) v1.11.2
   - [krew](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew) v0.4.4
   - [argocd](https://argoproj.github.io/) v2.11.0
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index 3d326a3e2..073b014c6 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ haproxy_image_tag: 2.8.2-alpine
 # Coredns version should be supported by corefile-migration (or at least work with)
 # bundle with kubeadm; if not 'basic' upgrade can sometimes fail
 
-coredns_version: "{{ 'v1.11.1' if (kube_version is version('v1.29.0', '>=')) else 'v1.10.1' }}"
+coredns_version: "{{ 'v1.11.3' if (kube_version is version('v1.30.0', '>=')) else 'v1.11.1' }}"
 coredns_image_is_namespaced: "{{ (coredns_version is version('v1.7.1', '>=')) }}"
 
 coredns_image_repo: "{{ kube_image_repo }}{{ '/coredns/coredns' if (coredns_image_is_namespaced | bool) else '/coredns' }}"