diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cea77f6ab..6b03cf269 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ in order to avoid any issue during deployment you should **disable your firewall
 * Base knowledge on Ansible. Please refer to [Ansible documentation](http://www.ansible.com/how-ansible-works)
 
 ### Components
-* [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases) v1.1.4
+* [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases) v1.2.0-alpha.6
 * [etcd](https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases) v2.2.2
 * [calicoctl](https://github.com/projectcalico/calico-docker/releases) v0.14.0
 * [flanneld](https://github.com/coreos/flannel/releases) v0.5.5
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index ce142a50d..59435ea46 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ local_release_dir: /tmp
 
 calico_version: v0.14.0
 calico_plugin_version: v0.7.0
-kube_version: v1.1.4
+kube_version: v1.2.0-alpha.6
 
 kubectl_checksum: "873ba19926d17a3287dc8639ea1434fe3cd0cb4e61d82101ba754922cfc7a633"
 kubelet_checksum: "f2d1eae3fa6e304f6cbc9b2621e4b86fc3bcb4e74a15d35f58bf00e45c706e0a"
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ downloads:
 
   - name: kubernetes-kubelet
     dest: kubernetes/bin/kubelet
-    sha256: "{{kubelet_checksum}}"
     url: "{{ kube_download_url }}/kubelet"
+#    sha256: "{{kubelet_checksum}}"
 
   - name: kubernetes-kubectl
     dest: kubernetes/bin/kubectl
-    sha256: "{{kubectl_checksum}}"
     url: "{{ kube_download_url }}/kubectl"
+#    sha256: "{{kubectl_checksum}}"
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diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
index 5586fc6e7..4b9b06d14 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ dns_domain: "{{ cluster_name }}"
 kube_proxy_mode: userspace
 
 # Temporary image, waiting for official google release
-#  hyperkube_image_repo: gcr.io/google_containers/hyperkube
-hyperkube_image_repo: gcr.io/google_containers/hyperkube
-hyperkube_image_tag: v1.1.3
+hyperkube_image_repo: quay.io/ant31/kubernetes-hyperkube
+hyperkube_image_tag: v1.2.0-alpha.6
 
 # IP address of the DNS server.
 # Kubernetes will create a pod with several containers, serving as the DNS