diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_test.go b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_test.go
index 186c2a3a6..9579f8421 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/handler_test.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/handler_test.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ var dnsTestCases = []test.Case{
 		Qname: "dns-version.cluster.local.", Qtype: dns.TypeTXT,
 		Rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
 		Answer: []dns.RR{
-			test.TXT("dns-version.cluster.local 28800 IN TXT 1.0.1"),
+			test.TXT("dns-version.cluster.local 28800 IN TXT 1.1.0"),
 		},
 	},
 	// A Service (Headless) does not exist
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 68176d78c..13c3a7959 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const (
 	// podModeInsecure is where pod requests are answered without verifying they exist
 	podModeInsecure = "insecure"
 	// DNSSchemaVersion is the schema version: https://github.com/kubernetes/dns/blob/master/docs/specification.md
-	DNSSchemaVersion = "1.0.1"
+	DNSSchemaVersion = "1.1.0"
 	// Svc is the DNS schema for kubernetes services
 	Svc = "svc"
 	// Pod is the DNS schema for kubernetes pods