diff --git a/Documentation/api.md b/Documentation/api.md
index 8573ed49..7b3fbf26 100644
--- a/Documentation/api.md
+++ b/Documentation/api.md
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ Finds the profile for the machine and renders the network boot config (kernel, o
 **Response**
 
     #!ipxe
-    kernel /assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz coreos.config.url=http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp} coreos.first_boot=1 coreos.autologin
-    initrd  /assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz
+    kernel /assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz coreos.config.url=http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp} coreos.first_boot=1 coreos.autologin
+    initrd  /assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz
     boot
 
 ## GRUB2
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ Finds the profile for the machine and renders the network boot config as a GRUB
     timeout=1
     menuentry "CoreOS" {
     echo "Loading kernel"
-    linuxefi "(http;bootcfg.foo:8080)/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz" "coreos.autologin" "coreos.config.url=http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition" "coreos.first_boot"
+    linuxefi "(http;bootcfg.foo:8080)/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz" "coreos.autologin" "coreos.config.url=http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition" "coreos.first_boot"
     echo "Loading initrd"
-    initrdefi "(http;bootcfg.foo:8080)/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"
+    initrdefi "(http;bootcfg.foo:8080)/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"
     }
 
 ## Pixiecore
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ Finds the profile matching the machine and renders the network boot config as JS
 **Response**
 
     {
-      "kernel":"/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-      "initrd":["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+      "kernel":"/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+      "initrd":["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
       "cmdline":{
         "cloud-config-url":"http://bootcfg.foo/cloud?mac=ADDRESS",
         "coreos.autologin":""
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ If you need to serve static assets (e.g. kernel, initrd), `bootcfg` can serve ar
 
     bootcfg.foo/assets/
     └── coreos
-        └── 1109.1.0
+        └── 1185.1.0
             ├── coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz
             └── coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz
         └── 1153.0.0
diff --git a/Documentation/bootcfg.md b/Documentation/bootcfg.md
index 16551d08..9518b024 100644
--- a/Documentation/bootcfg.md
+++ b/Documentation/bootcfg.md
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ Profiles reference an Ignition config, Cloud-Config, and/or generic config by na
       "ignition_id": "etcd.yaml"
       "generic_id": "some-service.cfg",
       "boot": {
-        "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-        "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+        "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+        "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
         "cmdline": {
           "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
           "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/Documentation/deployment.md b/Documentation/deployment.md
index 3c4ee5bf..e403c13c 100644
--- a/Documentation/deployment.md
+++ b/Documentation/deployment.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Download a recent CoreOS [release](https://coreos.com/releases/) with signatures
 
 ```sh
 $ cd scripts
-$ ./get-coreos alpha 1153.0.0 .     # note the "." 3rd argument
+$ ./get-coreos beta 1185.1.0 .     # note the "." 3rd argument
 ```
 
 Move the images to `/var/lib/bootcfg/assets`,
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ $ sudo cp -r coreos /var/lib/bootcfg/assets
 ```
 /var/lib/bootcfg/assets/
 ├── coreos
-│   └── 1153.0.0
+│   └── 1185.1.0
 │       ├── CoreOS_Image_Signing_Key.asc
 │       ├── coreos_production_image.bin.bz2
 │       ├── coreos_production_image.bin.bz2.sig
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ $ sudo cp -r coreos /var/lib/bootcfg/assets
 and verify the images are acessible.
 
 ```
-$ curl http://bootcfg.example.com:8080/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/
+$ curl http://bootcfg.example.com:8080/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/
 <pre>...
 ```
 
diff --git a/Documentation/getting-started-docker.md b/Documentation/getting-started-docker.md
index bb414e4c..85cf75da 100644
--- a/Documentation/getting-started-docker.md
+++ b/Documentation/getting-started-docker.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Clone the [coreos-baremetal](https://github.com/coreos/coreos-baremetal) source
 
 Download CoreOS image assets referenced by the `etcd-docker` [example](../examples) to `examples/assets`.
 
-    ./scripts/get-coreos alpha 1153.0.0 ./examples/assets
+    ./scripts/get-coreos beta 1185.1.0 ./examples/assets
 
 ## Containers
 
diff --git a/Documentation/getting-started-rkt.md b/Documentation/getting-started-rkt.md
index 0946b9b0..35bd48cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/getting-started-rkt.md
+++ b/Documentation/getting-started-rkt.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Clone the [coreos-baremetal](https://github.com/coreos/coreos-baremetal) source
 
 Download CoreOS image assets referenced by the `etcd` [example](../examples) to `examples/assets`.
 
-    ./scripts/get-coreos alpha 1153.0.0 ./examples/assets
+    ./scripts/get-coreos beta 1185.1.0 ./examples/assets
 
 Define the `metal0` virtual bridge with [CNI](https://github.com/appc/cni).
 
diff --git a/Documentation/kubernetes.md b/Documentation/kubernetes.md
index 5560c4a9..65ca279f 100644
--- a/Documentation/kubernetes.md
+++ b/Documentation/kubernetes.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The [examples](../examples) statically assign IP addresses to libvirt client VMs
 
 Download the CoreOS image assets referenced in the target [profile](../examples/profiles).
 
-    ./scripts/get-coreos alpha 1153.0.0 ./examples/assets
+    ./scripts/get-coreos beta 1185.1.0 ./examples/assets
 
 Optionally, add your SSH public key to each machine group definition [as shown](../examples/README.md#ssh-keys).
 
diff --git a/Documentation/torus.md b/Documentation/torus.md
index d21ac7b9..3a81a10a 100644
--- a/Documentation/torus.md
+++ b/Documentation/torus.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The [examples](../examples) statically assign IP addresses to libvirt client VMs
 
 Download the CoreOS image assets referenced in the target [profile](../examples/profiles).
 
-    ./scripts/get-coreos alpha 1153.0.0 ./examples/assets
+    ./scripts/get-coreos beta 1185.1.0 ./examples/assets
 
 ## Containers
 
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index b504c8fb..f48bc32a 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ These examples network boot and provision machines into CoreOS clusters using `b
 
 | Name       | Description | CoreOS Version | FS | Docs | 
 |------------|-------------|----------------|----|-----------|
-| simple | CoreOS with autologin, using iPXE | alpha/1153.0.0 | RAM | [reference](https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/booting-with-ipxe.html) |
-| simple-install | CoreOS Install, using iPXE | alpha/1153.0.0 | RAM | [reference](https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/booting-with-ipxe.html) |
-| grub | CoreOS via GRUB2 Netboot | alpha/1153.0.0 | RAM | NA |
-| etcd | A 3 node etcd cluster with proxies | alpha/1153.0.0 | RAM | [reference](https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/cluster-architectures.html) |
-| etcd-install | Install a 3 node etcd cluster to disk | alpha/1153.0.0 | Disk | [reference](https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/installing-to-disk.html) |
-| etcd3 | A 3 node etcd3 cluster with proxies | alpha/1153.0.0 | RAM | None |
-| etcd3-install | Install a 3 node etcd3 cluster to disk | alpha/1153.0.0 | Disk | None |
-| k8s | Kubernetes cluster with 1 master, 2 workers, and TLS-authentication | alpha/1153.0.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/kubernetes.md) |
-| k8s-install | Kubernetes cluster, installed to disk | alpha/1153.0.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/kubernetes.md) |
+| simple | CoreOS with autologin, using iPXE | beta/1185.1.0 | RAM | [reference](https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/booting-with-ipxe.html) |
+| simple-install | CoreOS Install, using iPXE | beta/1185.1.0 | RAM | [reference](https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/booting-with-ipxe.html) |
+| grub | CoreOS via GRUB2 Netboot | beta/1185.1.0 | RAM | NA |
+| etcd | A 3 node etcd cluster with proxies | beta/1185.1.0 | RAM | [reference](https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/cluster-architectures.html) |
+| etcd-install | Install a 3 node etcd cluster to disk | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | [reference](https://coreos.com/os/docs/latest/installing-to-disk.html) |
+| etcd3 | A 3 node etcd3 cluster with proxies | beta/1185.1.0 | RAM | None |
+| etcd3-install | Install a 3 node etcd3 cluster to disk | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | None |
+| k8s | Kubernetes cluster with 1 master, 2 workers, and TLS-authentication | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/kubernetes.md) |
+| k8s-install | Kubernetes cluster, installed to disk | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/kubernetes.md) |
 | rktnetes | Kubernetes cluster with rkt container runtime, 1 master, workers, TLS auth (experimental) | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/rktnetes.md) |
 | rktnetes-install | Kubernetes cluster with rkt container runtime, installed to disk (experimental) | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/rktnetes.md) |
 | bootkube | iPXE boot a self-hosted Kubernetes cluster (with bootkube) | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/bootkube.md) |
 | bootkube-install | Install a self-hosted Kubernetes cluster (with bootkube) | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/bootkube.md) |
-| torus | Torus distributed storage | alpha/1153.0.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/torus.md) |
+| torus | Torus distributed storage | beta/1185.1.0 | Disk | [tutorial](../Documentation/torus.md) |
 
 ## Tutorials
 
diff --git a/examples/groups/etcd-install/install.json b/examples/groups/etcd-install/install.json
index e9fb08bb..8aaacd15 100644
--- a/examples/groups/etcd-install/install.json
+++ b/examples/groups/etcd-install/install.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "name": "CoreOS Install",
   "profile": "install-reboot",
   "metadata": {
-    "coreos_channel": "alpha",
-    "coreos_version": "1153.0.0",
+    "coreos_channel": "beta",
+    "coreos_version": "1185.1.0",
     "ignition_endpoint": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition",
     "baseurl": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/assets/coreos"
   }
diff --git a/examples/groups/etcd3-install/install.json b/examples/groups/etcd3-install/install.json
index e9fb08bb..8aaacd15 100644
--- a/examples/groups/etcd3-install/install.json
+++ b/examples/groups/etcd3-install/install.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "name": "CoreOS Install",
   "profile": "install-reboot",
   "metadata": {
-    "coreos_channel": "alpha",
-    "coreos_version": "1153.0.0",
+    "coreos_channel": "beta",
+    "coreos_version": "1185.1.0",
     "ignition_endpoint": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition",
     "baseurl": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/assets/coreos"
   }
diff --git a/examples/groups/k8s-install/install.json b/examples/groups/k8s-install/install.json
index e9fb08bb..8aaacd15 100644
--- a/examples/groups/k8s-install/install.json
+++ b/examples/groups/k8s-install/install.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "name": "CoreOS Install",
   "profile": "install-reboot",
   "metadata": {
-    "coreos_channel": "alpha",
-    "coreos_version": "1153.0.0",
+    "coreos_channel": "beta",
+    "coreos_version": "1185.1.0",
     "ignition_endpoint": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition",
     "baseurl": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/assets/coreos"
   }
diff --git a/examples/groups/simple-install/install.json b/examples/groups/simple-install/install.json
index 54865d96..0c583fa9 100644
--- a/examples/groups/simple-install/install.json
+++ b/examples/groups/simple-install/install.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "name": "Simple CoreOS Alpha Install",
   "profile": "simple-install",
   "metadata": {
-    "coreos_channel": "alpha",
-    "coreos_version": "1153.0.0",
+    "coreos_channel": "beta",
+    "coreos_version": "1185.1.0",
     "ignition_endpoint": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition",
     "baseurl": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/assets/coreos"
   }
diff --git a/examples/profiles/etcd-proxy.json b/examples/profiles/etcd-proxy.json
index 0908f267..a56050c6 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/etcd-proxy.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/etcd-proxy.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "etcd-proxy",
   "name": "etcd-proxy",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
       "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/etcd.json b/examples/profiles/etcd.json
index 850b3e0c..031c4e8d 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/etcd.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/etcd.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "etcd",
   "name": "etcd",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
       "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/etcd3-proxy.json b/examples/profiles/etcd3-proxy.json
index 26804e6d..93850195 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/etcd3-proxy.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/etcd3-proxy.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "etcd3-proxy",
   "name": "etcd3-proxy",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
       "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/etcd3.json b/examples/profiles/etcd3.json
index 38704fcd..fca2a950 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/etcd3.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/etcd3.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "etcd3",
   "name": "etcd3",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
       "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/grub.json b/examples/profiles/grub.json
index 38da3e27..db043535 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/grub.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/grub.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "grub",
   "name": "CoreOS via GRUB2",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "(http;bootcfg.foo:8080)/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["(http;bootcfg.foo:8080)/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "(http;bootcfg.foo:8080)/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["(http;bootcfg.foo:8080)/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition",
       "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/install-reboot.json b/examples/profiles/install-reboot.json
index 1de2f59a..f373bd85 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/install-reboot.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/install-reboot.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "install-reboot",
   "name": "Install CoreOS and Reboot",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
       "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/install-shutdown.json b/examples/profiles/install-shutdown.json
index b7f1c16f..2cb8adbf 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/install-shutdown.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/install-shutdown.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "install-shutdown",
   "name": "Install CoreOS and Shutdown",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
       "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/k8s-controller.json b/examples/profiles/k8s-controller.json
index b95e6916..91d0c68d 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/k8s-controller.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/k8s-controller.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "k8s-controller",
   "name": "Kubernetes Controller",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "root": "/dev/sda1",
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/k8s-worker.json b/examples/profiles/k8s-worker.json
index 83402093..9882c376 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/k8s-worker.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/k8s-worker.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "k8s-worker",
   "name": "Kubernetes Worker",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "root": "/dev/sda1",
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/simple-install.json b/examples/profiles/simple-install.json
index 9bbb2100..b529c09e 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/simple-install.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/simple-install.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "simple-install",
   "name": "Simple CoreOS Alpha Install",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
       "coreos.autologin": "",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/simple.json b/examples/profiles/simple.json
index 5120d8ba..d1034d4f 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/simple.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/simple.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 	"id": "simple",
 	"name": "Simple CoreOS Alpha",
 	"boot": {
-		"kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-		"initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+		"kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+		"initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
 		"cmdline": {
 			"coreos.autologin": "",
 			"coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
diff --git a/examples/profiles/torus.json b/examples/profiles/torus.json
index 8ae3e9c5..841af09c 100644
--- a/examples/profiles/torus.json
+++ b/examples/profiles/torus.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "id": "torus",
   "name": "torus",
   "boot": {
-    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
-    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1153.0.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
+    "kernel": "/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe.vmlinuz",
+    "initrd": ["/assets/coreos/1185.1.0/coreos_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz"],
     "cmdline": {
       "root": "/dev/sda1",
       "coreos.config.url": "http://bootcfg.foo:8080/ignition?uuid=${uuid}&mac=${net0/mac:hexhyp}",
diff --git a/scripts/devnet b/scripts/devnet
index 4e8ca8d8..6f68529f 100755
--- a/scripts/devnet
+++ b/scripts/devnet
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 EXAMPLE=${2:-}
 BRIDGE=metal0
-COREOS_VERSION=1153.0.0
+COREOS_VERSION=1185.1.0
 BOOTCFG_ARGS=""
 
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
diff --git a/scripts/get-coreos b/scripts/get-coreos
index 6bbd0526..35975bd8 100755
--- a/scripts/get-coreos
+++ b/scripts/get-coreos
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ set -eou pipefail
 
 GPG=${GPG:-/usr/bin/gpg}
 
-CHANNEL=${1:-"alpha"}
-VERSION=${2:-"1153.0.0"}
+CHANNEL=${1:-"beta"}
+VERSION=${2:-"1185.1.0"}
 DEST_DIR=${3:-"$PWD/examples/assets"}
 DEST=$DEST_DIR/coreos/$VERSION
 BASE_URL=https://$CHANNEL.release.core-os.net/amd64-usr/$VERSION