diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index ec6d473d9..b9d12d20b 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ weave_npc_image_tag: "{{ weave_version }}"
 
 nginx_image_repo: nginx
 nginx_image_tag: 1.11.4-alpine
-# Will need to watch for update with
-# https://github.com/andyshinn/docker-dnsmasq/issues/12
-dnsmasq_version: 2.76
+dnsmasq_version: 2.78
 dnsmasq_image_repo: "andyshinn/dnsmasq"
 dnsmasq_image_tag: "{{ dnsmasq_version }}"
 kubedns_version: 1.14.5