diff --git a/hack/release.toml b/hack/release.toml
index 3bc0966fe..2cdfb5540 100644
--- a/hack/release.toml
+++ b/hack/release.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ with a single `--mode` flag that can take the following values:
         description="""\
 * Linux: 5.15.23
 * Kubernetes: 1.23.3
-* CoreDNS: 1.8.7
+* CoreDNS: 1.9.0
 * etcd: 3.5.2
 * containerd: 1.6.0
 * runc: 1.1.0
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
index 5f5ac14bc..50532c5ec 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ const (
 	CoreDNSImage = "docker.io/coredns/coredns"
 
 	// DefaultCoreDNSVersion is the default version for the CoreDNS.
-	DefaultCoreDNSVersion = "1.8.7"
+	DefaultCoreDNSVersion = "1.9.0"
 
 	// LabelNodeRoleMaster is the node label required by a control plane node.
 	LabelNodeRoleMaster = "node-role.kubernetes.io/master"
diff --git a/website/content/docs/v0.15/Reference/configuration.md b/website/content/docs/v0.15/Reference/configuration.md
index f1d4d0502..186b4cc77 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/v0.15/Reference/configuration.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/v0.15/Reference/configuration.md
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ Examples:
 
 ``` yaml
 coreDNS:
-    image: docker.io/coredns/coredns:1.8.7 # The `image` field is an override to the default coredns image.
+    image: docker.io/coredns/coredns:1.9.0 # The `image` field is an override to the default coredns image.
 ```
 
 
@@ -2702,7 +2702,7 @@ Appears in:
 
 
 ``` yaml
-image: docker.io/coredns/coredns:1.8.7 # The `image` field is an override to the default coredns image.
+image: docker.io/coredns/coredns:1.9.0 # The `image` field is an override to the default coredns image.
 ```
 
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