diff --git a/de/heat-templates/fragments/SrvInstancesVM.yaml b/de/heat-templates/fragments/SrvInstancesVM.yaml
index fd83b44..5a142cb 100644
--- a/de/heat-templates/fragments/SrvInstancesVM.yaml
+++ b/de/heat-templates/fragments/SrvInstancesVM.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
   devops_utils_refspec:
     type: string
     default: 'master'
+  k0s_version:
+    type: string
+    default: ''
 
 resources:
 
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@
             $secure_overlay_enabled: { get_param: secure_overlay_enabled }
             $kubectl_version: { get_param: kubectl_version }
             $devops_utils_refspec: { get_param: devops_utils_refspec }
+            $k0s_version: { get_param: k0s_version }
 
   inject_files:
     type: "OS::Heat::CloudConfig"
diff --git a/de/heat-templates/scripts/functions.sh b/de/heat-templates/scripts/functions.sh
index 1283894..132d975 100644
--- a/de/heat-templates/scripts/functions.sh
+++ b/de/heat-templates/scripts/functions.sh
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@
 }
 
 function download_k0s {
-    curl -sSLf https://get.k0s.sh | sudo sh
+    curl -sSLf https://get.k0s.sh -o /tmp/get.k0s.sh
+    sh /tmp/get.k0s.sh
 }
 
 function install_k0s {
diff --git a/de/heat-templates/scripts/launch.sh b/de/heat-templates/scripts/launch.sh
index 53148b3..5a89193 100644
--- a/de/heat-templates/scripts/launch.sh
+++ b/de/heat-templates/scripts/launch.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 KUBERNETES_CONTAINER_RUNTIME=${KUBERNETES_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-$kubernetes_container_runtime}
 
 DEVOPS_UTILS_REFSPEC=${DEVOPS_UTILS_REFSPEC:-$devops_utils_refspec}
-
+K0S_VERSION=${K0S_VERSION:-$k0s_version}
 #
 # End of block
 #
diff --git a/de/heat-templates/top.yaml b/de/heat-templates/top.yaml
index 56f939e..e09fafe 100644
--- a/de/heat-templates/top.yaml
+++ b/de/heat-templates/top.yaml
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@
   devops_utils_refspec:
     type: string
     default: 'master'
+  k0s_version:
+    type: string
+    default: ''
 
 conditions:
   aio_deploy:
@@ -570,6 +573,7 @@
       secure_overlay_enabled: { get_param: secure_overlay_enabled }
       kubectl_version: { get_param: kubectl_version }
       devops_utils_refspec: { get_param: devops_utils_refspec }
+      k0s_version: { get_param: k0s_version }
 
   masters:
     type: OS::Heat::ResourceGroup