diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1c37cf5adf5ded6a4310ff35642bba8283d9c00..4fe0520d1d881effcf6a3aae217196f61b73be77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
   - [contiv](https://github.com/contiv/install) v1.2.1
   - [flanneld](https://github.com/coreos/flannel) v0.12.0
   - [kube-ovn](https://github.com/alauda/kube-ovn) v1.2.1
-  - [kube-router](https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router) v0.4.0
+  - [kube-router](https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router) v1.0.0
   - [multus](https://github.com/intel/multus-cni) v3.4.2
   - [weave](https://github.com/weaveworks/weave) v2.6.5
 - Application
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index ad329dfc2ae382fca8b6662787ca78fc5f17617f..a24c6173c972b0567745b767cec99d7afedc4b96 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pod_infra_version: "3.2"
 contiv_version: 1.2.1
 cilium_version: "v1.8.0"
 kube_ovn_version: "v1.2.1"
-kube_router_version: "v0.4.0"
+kube_router_version: "v1.0.0"
 multus_version: "v3.4.2"
 
 # Get kubernetes major version (i.e. 1.17.4 => 1.17)
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/kube-router/templates/kube-router.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/kube-router/templates/kube-router.yml.j2
index 2510a861f30b5f619a5644111ed466b652f3d2bd..bce36cfbd55fa5e67cec4ab96a1982bd720e85d3 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/kube-router/templates/kube-router.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/kube-router/templates/kube-router.yml.j2
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ spec:
         - --run-firewall={{ kube_router_run_firewall | bool }}
         - --run-service-proxy={{ kube_router_run_service_proxy | bool }}
         - --kubeconfig=/var/lib/kube-router/kubeconfig
+        - --bgp-graceful-restart=true
 {% if kube_router_advertise_cluster_ip %}
         - --advertise-cluster-ip
 {% endif %}
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz
             port: 20244
-          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          initialDelaySeconds: 10
           periodSeconds: 3
         resources:
           requests:
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ spec:
         - name: kubeconfig
           mountPath: /var/lib/kube-router
           readOnly: true
+        - name: xtables-lock
+          mountPath: /run/xtables.lock
+          readOnly: false
 {% if kube_router_enable_metrics %}
         ports:
         - containerPort: {{ kube_router_metrics_port }}
@@ -128,6 +132,10 @@ spec:
       - name: kubeconfig
         hostPath:
           path: /var/lib/kube-router
+      - name: xtables-lock
+        hostPath:
+          path: /run/xtables.lock
+          type: FileOrCreate
 
 ---
 apiVersion: v1