diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df80c27ff..e5bc77a61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 Versions of supported components
 --------------------------------
 
--   [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases) v1.9.2
+-   [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases) v1.9.3
 -   [etcd](https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases) v3.2.4
 -   [flanneld](https://github.com/coreos/flannel/releases) v0.8.0
 -   [calico](https://docs.projectcalico.org/v2.5/releases/) v2.5.0
diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster.yml
index cf4f08a89..4a79a352f 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/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: v1.9.2
+kube_version: v1.9.3
 
 # Where the binaries will be downloaded.
 # Note: ensure that you've enough disk space (about 1G)
diff --git a/inventory/sample/hosts.ini b/inventory/sample/hosts.ini
index f8c567b34..13cc3612e 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/hosts.ini
+++ b/inventory/sample/hosts.ini
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
 
 # [k8s-cluster:children]
 # kube-node
-# kube-master
\ No newline at end of file
+# kube-master
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 406ec8b95..ad0b197fa 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ download_always_pull: False
 download_delegate: "{% if download_localhost %}localhost{% else %}{{groups['kube-master'][0]}}{% endif %}"
 
 # Versions
-kube_version: v1.9.2
+kube_version: v1.9.3
 kubeadm_version: "{{ kube_version }}"
 etcd_version: v3.2.4
 # TODO(mattymo): Move calico versions to roles/network_plugins/calico/defaults
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ vault_download_url: "https://releases.hashicorp.com/vault/{{ vault_version }}/va
 
 # Checksums
 istioctl_checksum: fd703063c540b8c0ab943f478c05ab257d88ae27224c746a27d0526ddbf7c370
-kubeadm_checksum: 560b44a2b91747f4fb64ac8754fcf65db9a39a84c6b54d4e6483400ac6c674fc
+kubeadm_checksum: 9ebbb1fbf3a9e72d7df3f0dc02500dc8f957f39489b22cf577498c8a7c6b39b1
 vault_binary_checksum: 3c4d70ba71619a43229e65c67830e30e050eab7a81ac6b28325ff707e5914188
 
 # Containers
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 6883370ee..525dd5a1b 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ kube_api_anonymous_auth: false
 is_atomic: false
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.9.2
+kube_version: v1.9.3
 
 # Set to true to allow pre-checks to fail and continue deployment
 ignore_assert_errors: false