diff --git a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/coredns.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml.template b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/coredns.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml.template
index e4bc5b458b61e..775b9baf1d026 100644
--- a/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/coredns.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml.template
+++ b/upup/models/cloudup/resources/addons/coredns.addons.k8s.io/k8s-1.12.yaml.template
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ metadata:
     k8s-app: kube-dns
     kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
     kubernetes.io/name: "CoreDNS"
+  # Without this resourceVersion value, an update of the Service between versions will yield:
+  #   Service "kube-dns" is invalid: metadata.resourceVersion: Invalid value: "": must be specified for an update
+  resourceVersion: "0"
 spec:
   selector:
     k8s-app: kube-dns