diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
index 0d969b261b..b6774713e0 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ data:
         prometheus :9153
         proxy . /etc/resolv.conf
         cache 30
+        loop
         reload
+        loadbalance
     }
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ spec:
           operator: "Exists"
       containers:
       - name: coredns
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/coredns:1.1.3
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/coredns:1.2.2
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           limits:
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
index 4013807f6c..7beb3769c3 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ data:
         prometheus :9153
         proxy . /etc/resolv.conf
         cache 30
+        loop
         reload
+        loadbalance
     }
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ spec:
           operator: "Exists"
       containers:
       - name: coredns
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/coredns:1.1.3
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/coredns:1.2.2
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           limits:
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
index f29d6e68c7..4f0dc10a10 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ data:
         prometheus :9153
         proxy . /etc/resolv.conf
         cache 30
+        loop
         reload
+        loadbalance
     }
 ---
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ spec:
           operator: "Exists"
       containers:
       - name: coredns
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/coredns:1.1.3
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/coredns:1.2.2
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           limits:
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
index 7dc5f472df..3176f52cd7 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ const (
 	KubeDNSVersion = "1.14.10"
 
 	// CoreDNSVersion is the version of CoreDNS to be deployed if it is used
-	CoreDNSVersion = "1.1.3"
+	CoreDNSVersion = "1.2.2"
 
 	// ClusterConfigurationKind is the string kind value for the ClusterConfiguration struct
 	ClusterConfigurationKind = "ClusterConfiguration"
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/dns.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/dns.go
index 87b620e876..5480c90c0b 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/dns.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/dns.go
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ func translateStubDomainOfKubeDNSToProxyCoreDNS(dataField string, kubeDNSConfigM
 			pStanza["body"] = [][]string{
 				{"errors"},
 				{"cache", "30"},
+				{"loop"},
 				append([]string{"proxy", "."}, proxyIP...),
 			}
 			proxyStanza = append(proxyStanza, pStanza)
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/dns_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/dns_test.go
index d28219ff61..111f444f10 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/dns_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/dns_test.go
@@ -204,24 +204,28 @@ func TestTranslateStubDomainKubeDNSToCoreDNS(t *testing.T) {
     foo.com:53 {
        errors
        cache 30
+       loop
        proxy . 1.2.3.4:5300 3.3.3.3
     }
     
     my.cluster.local:53 {
        errors
        cache 30
+       loop
        proxy . 2.3.4.5
     }`,
 			expectTwo: `
     my.cluster.local:53 {
        errors
        cache 30
+       loop
        proxy . 2.3.4.5
     }
     
     foo.com:53 {
        errors
        cache 30
+       loop
        proxy . 1.2.3.4:5300 3.3.3.3
     }`,
 		},
@@ -251,24 +255,28 @@ func TestTranslateStubDomainKubeDNSToCoreDNS(t *testing.T) {
     foo.com:53 {
        errors
        cache 30
+       loop
        proxy . 1.2.3.4:5300
     }
     
     my.cluster.local:53 {
        errors
        cache 30
+       loop
        proxy . 2.3.4.5
     }`,
 			expectTwo: `
     my.cluster.local:53 {
        errors
        cache 30
+       loop
        proxy . 2.3.4.5
     }
     
     foo.com:53 {
        errors
        cache 30
+       loop
        proxy . 1.2.3.4:5300
     }`,
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/manifests.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/manifests.go
index 85dff31bf5..1cab230cd8 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/manifests.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/addons/dns/manifests.go
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ data:
         prometheus :9153
         proxy . {{ .UpstreamNameserver }}
         cache 30
+        loop
         reload
+        loadbalance
     }{{ .StubDomain }}
 `
 	// CoreDNSClusterRole is the CoreDNS ClusterRole manifest
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/compute_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/compute_test.go
index ee17ee76a8..b2983d84f3 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/compute_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/compute_test.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.10.3",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.10.3",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.1.12",
 					},
 				},
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.10.3",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.10.3",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.1.12",
 					},
 				},
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.11.0",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.11.0",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.10.5",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.10.5", // Note: The kubeadm version mustn't be "downgraded" here
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.1.12",
 					},
 				},
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.11.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.11.1",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.11.0-alpha.2",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.11.0-alpha.2",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.11.0-alpha.2",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.11.0-alpha.2",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.11.0-beta.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.11.0-beta.1",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.11.0-rc.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.11.0-rc.1",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.11.6-rc.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.11.6-rc.1",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.11.0-rc.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.11.0-rc.1",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.12.0-alpha.2",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.12.0-alpha.2",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.12.1",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.12.1",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ func TestGetAvailableUpgrades(t *testing.T) {
 						KubeVersion:    "v1.12.0",
 						KubeadmVersion: "v1.12.0",
 						DNSType:        "coredns",
-						DNSVersion:     "1.1.3",
+						DNSVersion:     "1.2.2",
 						EtcdVersion:    "3.2.18",
 					},
 				},