diff --git a/kubernetes/coredns.yaml.sed b/kubernetes/coredns.yaml.sed
index 4c4067c..3138f61 100644
--- a/kubernetes/coredns.yaml.sed
+++ b/kubernetes/coredns.yaml.sed
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ data:
           fallthrough in-addr.arpa ip6.arpa
         }
         prometheus :9153
-        forward . UPSTREAMNAMESERVER
+        forward . UPSTREAMNAMESERVER {
+          max_concurrent 1000
+        }
         cache 30
         loop
         reload
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ spec:
                topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       containers:
       - name: coredns
-        image: coredns/coredns:1.6.7
+        image: coredns/coredns:1.7.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           limits:
diff --git a/kubernetes/deploy.sh b/kubernetes/deploy.sh
index 95d8880..6b571ee 100755
--- a/kubernetes/deploy.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/deploy.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ function kube-dns-stubdomains-to-coredns {
       errors
       cache 30
       loop
-      forward . SD_DESTINATION
+      forward . SD_DESTINATION {
+        max_concurrent 1000
+      }
     }'
 
   function dequote {