diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 396e168e699..6efa9f8216c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 ## Supported Components
 
 - Core
-  - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.18.4
+  - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.18.5
   - [etcd](https://github.com/coreos/etcd) v3.3.12
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v19.03 (see note)
   - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.2.13
diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
index 3a7ce48792a..766b191e09a 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ kube_users_dir: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/users"
 kube_api_anonymous_auth: true
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.18.4
+kube_version: v1.18.5
 
 # kubernetes image repo define
 kube_image_repo: "k8s.gcr.io"
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 2440bac0e9e..c03df919a8b 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ download_delegate: "{% if download_localhost %}localhost{% else %}{{ groups['kub
 image_arch: "{{host_architecture | default('amd64')}}"
 
 # Versions
-kube_version: v1.18.4
+kube_version: v1.18.5
 kubeadm_version: "{{ kube_version }}"
 etcd_version: v3.3.12
 
@@ -118,11 +118,13 @@ crictl_checksums:
 # Checksums
 kubelet_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.18.5: 9f8ab727964c6f42f1c17089bf2f7b4b2f2a5c61ffab3bad16eb02d9feb05855
     v1.18.4: 796defe5f8b43a5316a487a377b4059df12b9b3c933f3fe4dff40e8144a11af6
     v1.18.3: 491344027cbec40bc867a79c7130c27c143648544b5dfe4a28929cf26427dc3b
     v1.18.2: b7b9c43851dde9cbaa2061828410c60ee63e53fbf3ebc5559b7f4387dae67bb9
     v1.18.1: 04d8e0a080dcb23d579c69e769e75bd5abaa1977d43550ec891560d76f1f7f37
     v1.18.0: 985c1a1b492ccc6e46e1cd454790dae539d5b93208efb05e35114f66a183de99
+    v1.17.8: 82320569bc9deff33d148c759a105f1a32de3d83855165100261a4ad395d1845
     v1.17.7: 3b368039523357959e451a35867b5659701e135ca2069cb9487c7459084c46d9
     v1.17.6: e522cda9b86de29da72fd306968e1ba44cb85b61a743083f8fee39899a755210
     v1.17.5: d1eb5b7a3a88030490f1619f2e7d723926214ba941e2172112bccb71f41d9aab
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.17.2: 9a2ab021f8556fabcb00022052810b3d8136704141891439de1340ac9e439d6d
     v1.17.1: 0219c940bad3238dfbdf8e4518241d861bbdd8fc93d172cc632c225d7dd57094
     v1.17.0: 75ae6ad8f4a7f2ac3988b37a01c28093f240745d17c1781135d1844057c8ae94
+    v1.16.12: edc35704864fdf5ea28b7bd17580e2155c8599f8f93ed0fb2979f89f747a3f97
     v1.16.11: adb8c2ecc937b6486d73551121d986924a7e1f503a70d973cc683f8a6ae4f9ab
     v1.16.10: a1e3b5af8d6e97fdd11154435266f606361978e9a9d0b836f69427c274153c0c
     v1.16.9: 5c08b7754d0230dcd5493ab09e00c2e2397ce795cb450c0807220faa69e87548
@@ -143,11 +146,13 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.16.1: 605581ba04a1e971dd90f4741495ebc6051601144d03b03c63e2f22d03556b4b
     v1.16.0: 3158e95f4b78b12af0225b4c54c487d7926ac61c783a4646290c0f3da0dce5df
   arm64:
+    v1.18.5: c3815bc740755aa9fd3ec240ad808a13628a4deb6ec2b4338e772fd0cf77e1a2
     v1.18.4: ec4e18e7a2e94fb1ca83d739eadb8d81748cf6a48b87b8fe0d66131e9515e8c6
     v1.18.3: f88deee2052b4d1e3a15fd7352b93728c23d69497a4199a56e62fa871bdf7edb
     v1.18.2: 89b5066ae17df8488c76a83c70cbcac0771fa36803e31b826f2770b5efcdbfbf
     v1.18.1: 2181cde9e6b24055d262b78758b365363273896968df673eb13d4f17a4f69c4a
     v1.18.0: db91a26f8baa2bce017172305e717e77be5cfc4272592be8cb0155e1cfa7719e
+    v1.17.8: 673355f62aa422915682ae595e4e53813e4656f2c272eb032f97492211cfced5
     v1.17.7: eb1715a745281f6aee34644653f73787acdd9f3904e3d58e1319ded4a16be013
     v1.17.6: 6ded412f13e5d8bd0368372150334580a05cd4dc7629f437c789a5aa6008e8e5
     v1.17.5: 9220a7390d9c5cb5c770d947babdec288d044126b9982bbd5d5c8785354a6701
@@ -156,6 +161,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.17.2: 133b69346da8e34daaf20f421657625a06630ec1e11f06961523836383cea72c
     v1.17.1: c773512ade5da3188ed4c312d5ba01bfbf3f376f6e580e5b074827a5b25450aa
     v1.17.0: b1a4a2325383854a69ec768e7dc00f69378d3ccbc554859d910bf5b582264ea2
+    v1.16.12: 0ef9d42e27bf85e9ff276f2181e17e2912941c3a7ae9086de722ac3c9cea997f
     v1.16.11: 074a81dbe658bc47b9e5b9a4733743239c40bc83472b745c7c85774bf33ff3ab
     v1.16.10: 0634e04a13393dfe8604a7798a11f4c3d2cdc9443e26cbc6d3af35e9ac9727ee
     v1.16.9: 10c5dc66f309184389ffb7c2d8d9d4d8f291a81559385b5537bce8f0b8c7e918
@@ -168,11 +174,13 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.16.1: d056f403814dcbadcbb9f6be0db20295c04b7fcad6dc13c145b1a51bd1a927a4
     v1.16.0: 64bc4b211f05246f8ec33318db68a59ecc1ba7f1a6716eb1db7f3e0ea3495ca2
   amd64:
+    v1.18.5: 8c328f65d30f0edd0fd4f529b09d6fc588cfb7b524d5c9f181e36de6e494e19c
     v1.18.4: 42bcd6a8fe1abeab12cbe9be0f16d4a7b15017937a5de66eb67a38073de7eb72
     v1.18.3: 6aac8853028a4f185de5ccb5b41b3fbd87726161445dee56f351e3e51442d669
     v1.18.2: bc13d29b58300c328f0078c7f72e37e1254c4303277348862af1e7f2b356b9e3
     v1.18.1: 4c5737235e62a5bb0b5d3f51939ccd255ebda376d75941222b25241251b67fbc
     v1.18.0: 3a90e7abf9910aebf9ef5845918c665afd4136a8832604ccfabca2defb35ce0f
+    v1.17.8: b39081fb40332ae12d262b04dc81630e5c6550fb196f09b60f3d726283dff17f
     v1.17.7: a6b66c94a37dd6ae830a9af5b9200884a2c0af868096a3c2553b2e876723c2a2
     v1.17.6: 4b7fd5123bfafe2249bf91ed83469c2655a8d3295966e5fbd952f89b64b75f57
     v1.17.5: c5fbfa83444bdeefb51934c29f0b4b7ffc43ce5a98d7f957d8a11e3440055383
@@ -181,6 +189,7 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.17.2: 33c6befab43ace4c4e89eab9c45d0cea5432f3cea4beaa956c786fe521f844bb
     v1.17.1: ffd04d1934c193fa63b3fc7d285d3646ed215f07f726390eefb0913b810716c3
     v1.17.0: c2af77f501c3164e80171903028d35c632366f53dec0c8419828d4e55d86146f
+    v1.16.12: fbc8c16b148dbb3234a3e13f80e6c6736557c10f8c046edfb1dc5337fe2dd40f
     v1.16.11: edab125cf34c5e95cd883b52385861247cb68ed45605e0ba0774dcf55bde9519
     v1.16.10: 82b38f444d11c2436040165b1addf46d0909a6daec9133cc979678835ef8e14b
     v1.16.9: 79e7a1500e154b53087cf7895a710d081d2c357bd34d05362edf230e3c269e63
@@ -194,11 +203,13 @@ kubelet_checksums:
     v1.16.0: 77ac3f347497434b790aba46e6e06bb2e6e7a6e76b05af739d33b0441d39a263
 kubectl_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.18.5: 5fc8dc6e3d09ceaf900dd06b9af3a7abb291293cea5219aea577bad852aa84b1
     v1.18.4: 9617b1a929aad7e3bf9f1151f83548e5e3f89175f5d3f961733b8b0ec2e376c4
     v1.18.3: 1816364467b98e7ae52731f593780f392d6835d33db5b12a671abfffb72a4eac
     v1.18.2: 353d61297cfbf01ed3f72b7df1658110c065355d670556ea3bdbf0d1b2824aea
     v1.18.1: 896c90b1b9d88e121876d93718591f3ecbab880b304767806c6c9fcb3b145805
     v1.18.0: 34fc6d16c2f535ed381b5fd3a4d40b642fff4f9ff95f8250b8043a29b8c062b9
+    v1.17.8: e1a75ee55e1270583143422cc611547623aeef2c69689354c69b0b8f445cf6ba
     v1.17.7: 1b862c79333b7edee64f0317f8c5de8699f99b00709734e3341d41cca3b8f29b
     v1.17.6: 2ad9897b84dd503c963ff790ce092aeb4c8e78ac64b7986a6c6ed1c601255419
     v1.17.5: 470139a2ca98a85ab89210d07dc733d457d48a8419bbf038ee7e55276e2b5c35
@@ -207,6 +218,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.17.2: 152e5b5e1a744ad8e4860bef212462750e0a38856990d6a4d0b3418bedb5346f
     v1.17.1: a1e580e9140536c4a370c207ee66481cfe8d8876dc9021755a9d20232a97033d
     v1.17.0: 594b3e2f89dca09d82b176b51bf6c8c0fa524ed209c14ec915c9b36fa876601d
+    v1.16.12: 0f39db272aa24e12f5842bd30623801e677232ec42d469935d3ecf0040a72970
     v1.16.11: f0d50fbc930d97220d5dccea309025f42341b7a99b113032d05860f03c7f33dc
     v1.16.10: f196dfd5592f1d4cbe92b3e7a7de2307bbbf9cec0a09d4eb22b645650ed79af7
     v1.16.9: 1d5627c9e186c6f3b501045e1328f54925d2ced852f93baf2e89a342fa85e788
@@ -219,11 +231,13 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.16.1: ee975a46a67967bf008db15d70e429b62d68ce3adfc7c8ddb6ef26194d220896
     v1.16.0: 86c130d211144f9665a4441f43ced8151e7df54a3af7e2874d46fbff79608e2e
   arm64:
+    v1.18.5: 28c1edb2d76f80e70e10fa8cd2a30b9fccc5f003d8b3e853535d8317db7f424a
     v1.18.4: 61c5004f6e9040163bc09459a11fd17b0f9ff55d7ba8f9b1e89368b5f2cdf072
     v1.18.3: fc4479d1f7e58e6c8f40430a35f6b09b6f582909f69968e424fc20640ac45daf
     v1.18.2: 8d4bd6a716e32187e03c5998b4d9570f3b2eb9fb041ac9ed6e9728f04935c2fb
     v1.18.1: 39e9645c6bed1e7340b3d764db983b9fc35326b11325fd509c3660c9f55469ed
     v1.18.0: 0de307f90502cd58e5785cdcbebeb552df81fa2399190f8a662afea9e30bc74d
+    v1.17.8: 4dfd36dbd637b8dca9a7c4e789fb3fe4ca420062c90d3a872ae751dfb9777cb6
     v1.17.7: 00c71ceffa9b50af081d2838b102be49ca224a8aa928f5c948b804af84c58818
     v1.17.6: ceccf6ef3e0ac523cb75d46d1b4979ae1f8cf199926244a9d828cb77f024e46b
     v1.17.5: 160d1198a6da3eb082e197e368ba86c2acce435e073e9f3ee271aa59c7fb47d6
@@ -232,6 +246,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.17.2: 29c36d5866a76ca693a255567ac26d7558c1f02e6b840895093e47afe06594d9
     v1.17.1: 4208be10e2c12b67e71219cd39b0b2ab065d4ec1b26e19c5da88cb8ebc64ea2f
     v1.17.0: cba12bfe0ee447b06f00813d7d4ba3fbdbf5116eccc4d3291987044f2d6f93c2
+    v1.16.12: 7f493dcf9d4edfeea68284c4cd7c74383be23f24e9aefd59c08dc37bc20b46db
     v1.16.11: a6bc2f6b099c19fd1f0748ebb8cc90a710e2af32f1c245c08c92e77db609ce3b
     v1.16.10: 94418c3817fdeac8263cdf019f78313a8a45b539e96a1962d11a308b75a18438
     v1.16.9: c957a8a346b7e83c33b8ed6386b8d3e942e34bbc8794bdca33f7304977fc377e
@@ -244,11 +259,13 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.16.1: 8366cd74910411dd9546117edd98b3248b6d33e8ea9b7e65de84168e0f162d47
     v1.16.0: bdec615287163fa53b315f9d0481da3900df4063b0a41c3a412077fe765ee6c2
   amd64:
+    v1.18.5: 69d9b044ffaf544a4d1d4b40272f05d56aaf75d7e3c526d5418d1d3c78249e45
     v1.18.4: 5fea9ad294ea73f952243178db5340dc29c14ad96aed3f92a18deedb73f221ec
     v1.18.3: 6fcf70aae5bc64870c358fac153cdfdc93f55d8bae010741ecce06bb14c083ea
     v1.18.2: 6ea8261b503c6c63d616878837dc70b758d4a3aeb9996ade8e83b51aedac9698
     v1.18.1: f5144823e6d8a0b78611a8d12e7a25202126d079c3a232b18f37e61e872ff563
     v1.18.0: bb16739fcad964c197752200ff89d89aad7b118cb1de5725dc53fe924c40e3f7
+    v1.17.8: 01283cbc2b09555cbf2a71c162097552a62a4fd48a0a4c06e34e9b853b815486
     v1.17.7: 7124a296518edda2ae326e754aec9be6d0ac86131e6f61b52f5ecaa413b66ae4
     v1.17.6: 5e245f6af6fb761fbe4b3ac06b753f33b361ce0486c48c85b45731a7ee5e4cca
     v1.17.5: 03cd1fa19f90d38005148793efdb17a9b58d01dedea641a8496b9cf228db3ab4
@@ -257,6 +274,7 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.17.2: 7732548b9c353114b0dfa173bc7bcdedd58a607a5b4ca49d867bdb4c05dc25a1
     v1.17.1: a87a0acdc67d066bc331cb96c7fd29a883d67a41beeef538a0bd2878872ebad9
     v1.17.0: 6e0aaaffe5507a44ec6b1b8a0fb585285813b78cc045f8804e70a6aac9d1cb4c
+    v1.16.12: db72e5c90de59e1bf287bef55eaf0b603c8d74b3dc552f356ccc02b08c2eb348
     v1.16.11: fe65c523d52dbcd1973069a96ca4fd2d1c81ea941d79864114fd5e5c75549012
     v1.16.10: 246d36e4ce67e74e95ff2ba578b9189f58e5def0e8830a24cd30fa3cf279742f
     v1.16.9: 0f3a6618a2e7402b11a1d9b9ffeff3ba0c6765dc361815413ce7441799aecf96
@@ -270,11 +288,13 @@ kubectl_checksums:
     v1.16.0: 4fc8a7024ef17b907820890f11ba7e59a6a578fa91ea593ce8e58b3260f7fb88
 kubeadm_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.18.5: 461641c8fb8db2afe6e103aca925a4ef9d161dcae08a96fc24674b0ea0122e04
     v1.18.4: 0a8a021cb3d18295f53843b1ab7d2d8bf9b861d5d6bd160f24717d22aa5a8fa7
     v1.18.3: 88b8004dcfbf8862e5ae4dadcd4e4ef86c91211e48cd45922d5a18634b06d1b3
     v1.18.2: c3558beca26c1b970cee8419dcf24f9812483f6ef384cea9a704491bc3af1e2c
     v1.18.1: 4f919ad7215209dee97ea4c61668e44a2cce8f575b9cf4032e47f0c377924854
     v1.18.0: 0f05bd526bb38be11459675c69bc882a2d3e583e48339fab49b620d292c2433e
+    v1.17.8: 1e8e653a07438131126f62b853b442356b341d2950f0d7c30d2a96e773a54611
     v1.17.7: 47c911a7deff993e654da1e0644fe627e496292d7a7a5f43f33fa4cde6b6856d
     v1.17.6: a12f4281d018a7d53611cb1c0c537cd8f82dc01f3e16c16513622c1d6c9db658
     v1.17.5: ae2b66de65a6a435ff06ea8e542904e92c5eec0c42c2e57905a2a31a52106ca1
@@ -283,6 +303,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.17.2: c0a74989da367d9c11b25d4fbd90e8d3d1a013a63c9be7bbce61b320715c1a83
     v1.17.1: 501d1bacb863713dd9d0101d0021b0227869c4b1b9e903f6498333c613d384e1
     v1.17.0: 5fcf1234d89bc2a364c53b76b36134fc57278b456138d93c278805f2c9b186f1
+    v1.16.12: 0de9916e2117304d1f112a6d2bd53f08043f81329c2c12ca17635b98c88bc6a6
     v1.16.11: 9489861c4856d9b0fdf7124a2bd38c01f29ecc4a83c1b602083e1cc739040d10
     v1.16.10: e7c09d060fcbe5948ea43fa9b0465ea2c0fd91de76b403530df23062e3b44341
     v1.16.9: fb2b48e7a866a09611d825fc122f6bc2b04473b0ccb06682436effd2351ad425
@@ -295,11 +316,13 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.16.1: 38293a03064f47c3817299475b8dc950563854aff99a87d07cf31f0ebf402015
     v1.16.0: 6c666958e11b7d4513adecb3107c885c98bdc79f38d369c9f80eaaeae4ddfe66
   arm64:
+    v1.18.5: 0e2a9de622177015c2514498382b0d821ac8f71c7ed5f02e5684d456ff3c0e4d
     v1.18.4: 67feef5289663ac1bf7c3ab6bdc2d5ac2f24e9ca5ddad82129fd8ea1f9c8b747
     v1.18.3: 6a6fda8e2abdaed05f9df16528c8c0ae59cbe89fbda467cce204bf548965863f
     v1.18.2: e5a1f738443c15f5f8f3b316c6c7f8038f84f24b5d4bf2eef5bee39ca208952a
     v1.18.1: 0cb6589d9b4c09b007eae977ab8a185fc4140eda886408dced4f500a508e4e83
     v1.18.0: 2ef1785159c80a9acd454a1c8be3c6b8db2260200b22e4359426e709ff786d01
+    v1.17.8: 5a52e7d0306890e68ed66fc47ecd70bf14628c70527442fd0cd2973dbde7064c
     v1.17.7: 6c8622adf5a7a2dfc66ebe15058353b2e2660b01f1e8990bab7a9c7fca76bccb
     v1.17.6: b9f20f98aeecc7b011727ff8be9008a8229cdbea6d3dd93f782622c306306288
     v1.17.5: 6f004152ca1f60bb6ac7446e2c317957df5cff5ac55b60c08ce7869792dc4196
@@ -308,6 +331,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.17.2: 091864574d38d3e30ed57734419b55d0957f39291d6f573ff8fffc8d474fb9ec
     v1.17.1: c640eb50406962628ac6e31fd840506a360b5d9c57d14007d0eaada28c49d64f
     v1.17.0: 0b94d1ace240a8f9995358ca2b66ac92072e3f3cd0543275b315dcd317798546
+    v1.16.12: 67f675f8fb1ff3af56ca0a976323a65cabc35efa53b7896146684b8f53990741
     v1.16.11: 21ae6f9275525130ec051ddbd09932f7baee2ab85b83f884a879a7b005f9fcb6
     v1.16.10: 568d5be1cad4d2b2d4811055f2ec9fc478fd827d77d02b1ea1aa916eada7c32a
     v1.16.9: 2045b51d08ca4f1ca646edf8ed716b79200ac587d08b4281b03ca0297ecb01e5
@@ -320,11 +344,13 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.16.1: 000aaffa911d3d46dad0a4af8d59408ee56eea5b8eff5cb1b9fbee9986763165
     v1.16.0: 9a1d21bfb6bd15697ac010665e5917a5364b340d5b60f2f0302c179d75da0f3f
   amd64:
+    v1.18.5: e428fc9d1cf860090346a83eb66082c3be6b6032f0db9e4f8e6d52492d46231f
     v1.18.4: cec00c2629805b660b5f41b13292dfe75cbd3803e57a1ded53def912fedb1a22
     v1.18.3: a60974e9840e006076d204fd4ddcba96213beba10fb89ff01882095546c9684d
     v1.18.2: 290bb6acb12c844f76affbab1ce374903bd97c4f19ac8cd3e6fdb7208d638ac8
     v1.18.1: fdb194647048f3e3ebdc93613b21a5b678fcbe0d212d08c0d56758d1bf2d2c85
     v1.18.0: 0261331c2ea718c0cd39114871aa098f1b4685f6101cb78cc880f645e72d0654
+    v1.17.8: c59b85696c4cbabe896ba71f4bbc99e4ad2444fcea851e3ee740705584420aad
     v1.17.7: 9d4b97e93ddb204798b91fec063743e218c92b42798779b5248a49e1476226e2
     v1.17.6: d4cfc9a0a734ba015594974ee4253b8965b95cdb6e83d8a6a946675aad418b40
     v1.17.5: 9bd2fd1118b3d07d12e2a806c04bf34d99e79886c5318ddc003ba38f30da390c
@@ -333,6 +359,7 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.17.2: 33a1d8e3cea2bdbb9fa9cb257c516289ee50d957fcb6d7b35919f5f0e6ca2f41
     v1.17.1: 11bd31833dab9adb5b53398772dd1582264c3d1757cb3395e691d6a7379081ec
     v1.17.0: 0d8443f50fb7caab2e5e7e53f9dc56d5ffe55f021ec061f2e2bcba0481df5a48
+    v1.16.12: bb4d0f045600b883745016416c14533f823d582f4f20df691b7f79a6545b6480
     v1.16.11: a40ed479d89271f2d5514121a3ad3cb0a9bc90845d511c0c87b1c99bcca880f1
     v1.16.10: 726d42c569f25078d03b758477f17f543c845aef2ff48acd9d4269705ca1aa9d
     v1.16.9: 99b3bd3a59e5832b2bfe3f3936ffd1f983e22913b32111684311d11fd2cefbf1
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 015c47b8a8a..b63a7f89a6e 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ is_fedora_coreos: false
 disable_swap: true
 
 ## Change this to use another Kubernetes version, e.g. a current beta release
-kube_version: v1.18.4
+kube_version: v1.18.5
 
 ## The minimum version working
 kube_version_min_required: v1.16.0