diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d66aa2..a9233d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ AWS Kubernetes is a Kubernetes cluster deployed using [Kubeadm](https://kubernet
 
 ## Updates
 
+* *18.12.2019* Update to Kubernetes 1.17.0
 * *24.11.2019* Update to Kubernetes 1.16.3
 * *27.10.2019* Update to Kubernetes 1.16.2
 * *6.10.2019* Update to Kubernetes 1.16.1
diff --git a/scripts/init-aws-kubernetes-master.sh b/scripts/init-aws-kubernetes-master.sh
index 50e701b..eaaa4eb 100755
--- a/scripts/init-aws-kubernetes-master.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-aws-kubernetes-master.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export ASG_MAX_NODES="${asg_max_nodes}"
 export AWS_REGION=${aws_region}
 export AWS_SUBNETS="${aws_subnets}"
 export ADDONS="${addons}"
-export KUBERNETES_VERSION="1.16.3"
+export KUBERNETES_VERSION="1.17.0"
 
 # Set this only after setting the defaults
 set -o nounset
diff --git a/scripts/init-aws-kubernetes-node.sh b/scripts/init-aws-kubernetes-node.sh
index 462c58e..3fd6f2d 100755
--- a/scripts/init-aws-kubernetes-node.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-aws-kubernetes-node.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 export KUBEADM_TOKEN=${kubeadm_token}
 export MASTER_IP=${master_private_ip}
 export DNS_NAME=${dns_name}
-export KUBERNETES_VERSION="1.16.3"
+export KUBERNETES_VERSION="1.17.0"
 
 # Set this only after setting the defaults
 set -o nounset