diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8dbdfe9fc..8641fe20c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 ## Supported Components
 
 - Core
-  - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.18.8
+  - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.19.1
   - [etcd](https://github.com/coreos/etcd) v3.4.3
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v19.03 (see note)
   - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.2.13
diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
index 9041230bb..ad88ac380 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ kube_users_dir: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/users"
 kube_api_anonymous_auth: true
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.18.8
+kube_version: v1.19.1
 
 # kubernetes image repo define
 kube_image_repo: "k8s.gcr.io"
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 7e4404ffb..20002b14d 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ download_delegate: "{% if download_localhost %}localhost{% else %}{{ groups['kub
 image_arch: "{{host_architecture | default('amd64')}}"
 
 # Versions
-kube_version: v1.18.8
+kube_version: v1.19.1
 kubeadm_version: "{{ kube_version }}"
 etcd_version: v3.4.3
 
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ crictl_checksums:
 # Checksums
 kubelet_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.19.1: 3985c8d02c1c2f2016fceccd9cc14865e2d047f32c8f0b42aeedcc8450de572e
     v1.19.0: bb433ef7981297bdee6ffc4e23376e8db24a0e47321ebe94bf9d4b9f7a2f0e3b
     v1.18.8: 831f50ea45384884c50395c288d493e75dd134a962dc95261ce122de5e6a17ec
     v1.18.6: 5f8367f9f5de77c022ec5d0cd86e897b7a33318185eaadb7736033d8dabcdbdb
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.17.1: 0219c940bad3238dfbdf8e4518241d861bbdd8fc93d172cc632c225d7dd57094
     v1.17.0: 75ae6ad8f4a7f2ac3988b37a01c28093f240745d17c1781135d1844057c8ae94
   arm64:
+    v1.19.1: 143bed1f04cba4e6749a72abf9258d19f31e1a310f94bd041cd30ce62a1f73ff
     v1.19.0: d8fa5a9739ecc387dfcc55afa91ac6f4b0ccd01f1423c423dbd312d787bbb6bf
     v1.18.8: d36e2d656bad232e8b48b19c948164ee3966669f4566cf5ea43ca22f6eed1aa5
     v1.18.6: 257fd42be375025fb93724bda9bef23b73eb40531f22bab9e19f6d6ff1ca57cf
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.17.1: c773512ade5da3188ed4c312d5ba01bfbf3f376f6e580e5b074827a5b25450aa
     v1.17.0: b1a4a2325383854a69ec768e7dc00f69378d3ccbc554859d910bf5b582264ea2
   amd64:
+    v1.19.1: 2ca2a3104d4cce26db128e3a0b7a042385df4f2c51bdbe740e067fdfaa2fcdd1
     v1.19.0: 3f03e5c160a8b658d30b34824a1c00abadbac96e62c4d01bf5c9271a2debc3ab
     v1.18.8: a4116675ac52bf80e224fba8ff6db6f2d7aed192bf6fffd5f8e4d5efb4368f31
     v1.18.6: 2eb9baf5a65a7b94c653dbd7af03a768a520961eb27ef369e43ef12711e22d4a
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.17.0: c2af77f501c3164e80171903028d35c632366f53dec0c8419828d4e55d86146f
 kubectl_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.19.1: e63bbf3161c49d60e46ffaf7d3cfd689834516205be1be881d2e652115535e93
     v1.19.0: 5885bb723a55ab95e8687e0ad52620ce4c08f76fd20c0973f5cd19c753b513c8
     v1.18.8: 21769e01e17f3809d0e9188a88a71fb1f479dfeeb22590e56006d5dbb3689605
     v1.18.6: 1b6668bae432a3c6034f2fe83e72b2db5ea794a02121cf0a22be7f4bd8f460bf
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.17.1: a1e580e9140536c4a370c207ee66481cfe8d8876dc9021755a9d20232a97033d
     v1.17.0: 594b3e2f89dca09d82b176b51bf6c8c0fa524ed209c14ec915c9b36fa876601d
   arm64:
+    v1.19.1: 332bbdb4560f9b7fcbb96c8f2cebbc4996e409384ca07510e5c5990998158c20
     v1.19.0: d4adf1b6b97252025cb2f7febf55daa3f42dc305822e3da133f77fd33071ec2f
     v1.18.8: 9046c4086528427462544e1a6dcbe709de4d7ae44d1a155375de330fecd067b1
     v1.18.6: 7b3d6cc019747a7ee5f6cc2b187423daaac4e153140cb290e60d316c3f456430
@@ -226,6 +231,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.17.1: 4208be10e2c12b67e71219cd39b0b2ab065d4ec1b26e19c5da88cb8ebc64ea2f
     v1.17.0: cba12bfe0ee447b06f00813d7d4ba3fbdbf5116eccc4d3291987044f2d6f93c2
   amd64:
+    v1.19.1: da4de99d4e713ba0c0a5ef6efe1806fb09c41937968ad9da5c5f74b79b3b38f5
     v1.19.0: 79bb0d2f05487ff533999a639c075043c70a0a1ba25c1629eb1eef6ebe3ba70f
     v1.18.8: a076f5eff0710de94d1eb77bee458ea43b8f4d9572bbb3a3aec1edf0dde0a3e7
     v1.18.6: 62fcb9922164725c7cba5747562f2ad2f4d834ad0a458c1e4c794cc203dcdfb3
@@ -248,6 +254,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.17.0: 6e0aaaffe5507a44ec6b1b8a0fb585285813b78cc045f8804e70a6aac9d1cb4c
 kubeadm_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.19.1: 0e910cf9c771976f6eb079098ad428f3e99080624f478e3d71b670005a7c3651
     v1.19.0: 62fca8b373f8c63409bcfcb7c585f8de882a8a119d88d39666e1ab3a11be188b
     v1.18.8: 52ec1a5d8a6826762c112d55734e35cf895a02e746b8d6ca4a9c942289aab077
     v1.18.6: 84abadc0abc01970ee73bf25078b2120a0725e4afcb9bb8c0d03077c978d7452
@@ -269,6 +276,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.17.1: 501d1bacb863713dd9d0101d0021b0227869c4b1b9e903f6498333c613d384e1
     v1.17.0: 5fcf1234d89bc2a364c53b76b36134fc57278b456138d93c278805f2c9b186f1
   arm64:
+    v1.19.1: dcdabd2fdec9b4dd8febd1625e1fbbe15362919041e5f4ce3aab629e4aea7540
     v1.19.0: db1c432646e6e6484989b6f7191f3610996ac593409f12574290bfc008ea11f5
     v1.18.8: 71f6d95f165a9e8066c6f299217af779829ab3d798f6130caf6daa4784dc0464
     v1.18.6: df5a3d7c70c3f8221d57093c5cb17558aad6e65725d7a096c6620302fbf64730
@@ -290,6 +298,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.17.1: c640eb50406962628ac6e31fd840506a360b5d9c57d14007d0eaada28c49d64f
     v1.17.0: 0b94d1ace240a8f9995358ca2b66ac92072e3f3cd0543275b315dcd317798546
   amd64:
+    v1.19.1: d5afcf4ff916b4c6810f10f76176c73238f0854b7748b2cde8afbd91de65a3c9
     v1.19.0: 88ce7dc5302d8847f6e679aab9e4fa642a819e8a33d70731fb7bc8e110d8659f
     v1.18.8: 27c8f4d4398d57762998b157d35802a36a7ea9b2b6f9a363c397a9d65b4f3c89
     v1.18.6: 11b4180b9f82a8b6bb30250e3d7341b104521f3b654076b8569853ec9451b2a9
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 977179afb..ca4de5695 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: v1.18.8
+kube_version: v1.19.1
 
 ## The minimum version working
 kube_version_min_required: v1.17.0
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_centos7-flannel-containerd-addons-ha.yml b/tests/files/packet_centos7-flannel-containerd-addons-ha.yml
index 8ca0feaee..59a4dcaef 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_centos7-flannel-containerd-addons-ha.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_centos7-flannel-containerd-addons-ha.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ cert_manager_enabled: true
 metrics_server_enabled: false
 metrics_server_kubelet_insecure_tls: true
 kube_token_auth: true
-kube_basic_auth: true
 enable_nodelocaldns: false
 kubelet_rotate_server_certificates: true
 
diff --git a/tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml b/tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml
index 135d56130..ce152be0b 100644
--- a/tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml
+++ b/tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
             jsonpath='{range .items[?(.spec.hostNetwork)]}{.metadata.name} {.status.podIP} {.status.containerStatuses} {end}'"
     changed_when: false
     register: hostnet_pods
+    ignore_errors: true
     no_log: true
 
   - name: Get running pods