diff --git a/charts/coredns/values.yaml b/charts/coredns/values.yaml
index 5d58ccd2..c1fae0b9 100644
--- a/charts/coredns/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/coredns/values.yaml
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ conf:
     corefile: |
       .:53 {
           errors
-          health
+          health {
+              lameduck 5s
+          }
           autopath @kubernetes
           kubernetes cluster.local 10.96.0.0/16 10.97.0.0/16 {
               pods disabled
               fallthrough in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa
           }
           prometheus :9253
-          forward . 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
+          forward . 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 {
+              max_concurrent 1000
+          }
           cache 30
           loop
           ready
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ conf:
 
 images:
   tags:
-    coredns: coredns/coredns:1.6.4
+    coredns: coredns/coredns:1.7.0
     test: quay.io/airshipit/promenade:latest
   pull_policy: "IfNotPresent"
 
diff --git a/examples/basic/armada-resources.yaml b/examples/basic/armada-resources.yaml
index de54e890..661e6533 100644
--- a/examples/basic/armada-resources.yaml
+++ b/examples/basic/armada-resources.yaml
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ data:
           - kubernetes.default.svc.cluster.local
     images:
       tags:
-        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.6.4
+        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.7.0
         test: quay.io/airshipit/promenade:master
   source:
     type: local
diff --git a/examples/complete/armada-resources.yaml b/examples/complete/armada-resources.yaml
index 2d221099..59fefa12 100644
--- a/examples/complete/armada-resources.yaml
+++ b/examples/complete/armada-resources.yaml
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ data:
 
     images:
       tags:
-        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.6.4
+        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.7.0
         test: quay.io/airshipit/promenade:master
   source:
     type: local
diff --git a/examples/containerd/armada-resources.yaml b/examples/containerd/armada-resources.yaml
index 325edbe8..94c1fcb0 100644
--- a/examples/containerd/armada-resources.yaml
+++ b/examples/containerd/armada-resources.yaml
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ data:
 
     images:
       tags:
-        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.6.4
+        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.7.0
         test: quay.io/airshipit/promenade:master
   source:
     type: local
diff --git a/examples/gate/armada-resources.yaml b/examples/gate/armada-resources.yaml
index 694b473e..cbfa8b19 100644
--- a/examples/gate/armada-resources.yaml
+++ b/examples/gate/armada-resources.yaml
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ data:
 
     images:
       tags:
-        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.6.4
+        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.7.0
         test: quay.io/airshipit/promenade:master
   source:
     type: local
diff --git a/tests/unit/builder_data/simple/armada-resources.yaml b/tests/unit/builder_data/simple/armada-resources.yaml
index f7290f6f..8225eb47 100644
--- a/tests/unit/builder_data/simple/armada-resources.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit/builder_data/simple/armada-resources.yaml
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ data:
 
     images:
       tags:
-        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.6.4
+        coredns: coredns/coredns:1.7.0
         test: quay.io/airshipit/promenade:master
   source:
     type: local
diff --git a/tools/gate/default-config-env b/tools/gate/default-config-env
index 6765fca9..ee927d8b 100644
--- a/tools/gate/default-config-env
+++ b/tools/gate/default-config-env
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ IMAGE_CALICO_CNI=quay.io/calico/cni:v1.11.2
 IMAGE_CALICO_CTL=quay.io/calico/ctl:v1.6.3
 IMAGE_CALICO_KUBE_CONTROLLERS=quay.io/calico/kube-controllers:v1.0.2
 IMAGE_CALICO_NODE=quay.io/calico/node:v2.6.5
-IMAGE_COREDNS=coredns/coredns:1.6.4
+IMAGE_COREDNS=coredns/coredns:1.7.0
 IMAGE_DEP_CHECK=quay.io/stackanetes/kubernetes-entrypoint:v0.3.1
 IMAGE_ETCD=quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.4.13
 IMAGE_HAPROXY=haproxy:1.8.3
diff --git a/tools/registry/IMAGES b/tools/registry/IMAGES
index bd106745..68d9986e 100644
--- a/tools/registry/IMAGES
+++ b/tools/registry/IMAGES
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # source_name, tag, cache_name
-coredns/coredns,1.6.4,coredns
+coredns/coredns,1.7.0,coredns
 cwedgwood/kubectl,v1.20.5-1,kubectl
 k8s.gcr.io/kube-apiserver-amd64,v1.20.5,apiserver
 k8s.gcr.io/kube-controller-manager-amd64,v1.20.5,controller-manager