diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a0468232bb86..c6af1aedbc2c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ unexport KOPS_BASE_URL KOPS_CLUSTER_NAME KOPS_RUN_OBSOLETE_VERSION KOPS_STATE_ST
 unexport SKIP_REGION_CHECK S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID S3_ENDPOINT S3_REGION S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY VSPHERE_USERNAME VSPHERE_PASSWORD
 
 # Keep in sync with upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller/
-DNS_CONTROLLER_TAG=1.13.0-alpha.1
+DNS_CONTROLLER_TAG=1.13.0-beta.1
 
 # Keep in sync with logic in get_workspace_status
 # TODO: just invoke tools/get_workspace_status.sh?
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml.template
index 1a7b6279b6fde..cbaaafa4f79d9 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml.template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     k8s-app: dns-controller
-    version: v1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: v1.13.0-beta.1
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
         k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.13.0-alpha.1
+        version: v1.13.0-beta.1
       annotations:
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
     spec:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccount: dns-controller
       containers:
       - name: dns-controller
-        image: kope/dns-controller:1.13.0-alpha.1
+        image: kope/dns-controller:1.13.0-beta.1
         command:
 {{ range $arg := DnsControllerArgv }}
         - "{{ $arg }}"
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
index 0f287e1f1a27e..449518b5bee64 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml.template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     k8s-app: dns-controller
-    version: v1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: v1.13.0-beta.1
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
         k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.13.0-alpha.1
+        version: v1.13.0-beta.1
       annotations:
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
         # For 1.6, we keep the old tolerations in case of a downgrade to 1.5
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccount: dns-controller
       containers:
       - name: dns-controller
-        image: kope/dns-controller:1.13.0-alpha.1
+        image: kope/dns-controller:1.13.0-beta.1
         command:
 {{ range $arg := DnsControllerArgv }}
         - "{{ $arg }}"
diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
index ce9f641a26440..e4c7c3ff58672 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml.template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     k8s-app: dns-controller
-    version: v1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: v1.13.0-beta.1
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
         k8s-app: dns-controller
-        version: v1.13.0-alpha.1
+        version: v1.13.0-beta.1
       annotations:
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod: ''
         scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/tolerations: '[{"key": "dedicated", "value": "master"}]'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       containers:
       - name: dns-controller
-        image: kope/dns-controller:1.13.0-alpha.1
+        image: kope/dns-controller:1.13.0-beta.1
         command:
 {{ range $arg := DnsControllerArgv }}
         - "{{ $arg }}"
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
index d74812a943b89..a0a1d5910c0ae 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/bootstrapchannelbuilder.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (b *BootstrapChannelBuilder) buildManifest() (*channelsapi.Addons, map[stri
 	if externalDNS == nil || !externalDNS.Disable {
 		{
 			key := "dns-controller.addons.k8s.io"
-			version := "1.13.0-alpha.1"
+			version := "1.13.0-beta.1"
 
 			{
 				location := key + "/pre-k8s-1.6.yaml"
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/cilium/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/cilium/manifest.yaml
index 1a4b89b8f1f73..35304dd1e5f54 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/cilium/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/cilium/manifest.yaml
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: k8s-1.6
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.6.0 <1.12.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: k8s-1.12
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.12.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: v1.7.0
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.7.0'
     manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.7.0.yaml
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
index 62d5bd54071c4..9d0d9b84928a9 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/kopeio-vxlan/manifest.yaml
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: k8s-1.6
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.6.0 <1.12.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: k8s-1.12
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.12.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: v1.7.0
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.7.0'
     manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.7.0.yaml
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
index b3c114c436021..19353a8f014d4 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/simple/manifest.yaml
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: k8s-1.6
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.6.0 <1.12.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: k8s-1.12
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.12.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: v1.7.0
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.7.0'
     manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.7.0.yaml
diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
index 970e169598427..40a06ab119493 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/tests/bootstrapchannelbuilder/weave/manifest.yaml
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ spec:
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: k8s-1.6
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.6.0 <1.12.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.6.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: k8s-1.12
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.12.0'
     manifest: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml
     name: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
     selector:
       k8s-addon: dns-controller.addons.k8s.io
-    version: 1.13.0-alpha.1
+    version: 1.13.0-beta.1
   - id: v1.7.0
     kubernetesVersion: '>=1.7.0'
     manifest: storage-aws.addons.k8s.io/v1.7.0.yaml
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index f1304023ee777..649a333a5b4aa 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ var Version = KOPS_RELEASE_VERSION
 
 // These constants are parsed by build tooling - be careful about changing the formats
 const (
-	KOPS_RELEASE_VERSION = "1.13.0-alpha.1"
-	KOPS_CI_VERSION      = "1.13.0-alpha.2"
+	KOPS_RELEASE_VERSION = "1.13.0-beta.1"
+	KOPS_CI_VERSION      = "1.13.0-beta.2"
 )
 
 // GitVersion should be replaced by the makefile