@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ To use a different suffix, specify it with `--routing-suffix`.

 ## Specifying Images to Use

-By default `oc cluster up` uses `openshift/origin:latest` as its OpenShift image and `openshift-origin-${component}:latest` for 

+By default `oc cluster up` uses `openshift/origin:[released-version]` as its OpenShift image (where [released-version]

+corresponds to the release of the `oc` client) and `openshift-origin-${component}:[released-version]` for

 other images created by the OpenShift cluster (registry, router, builders, etc). It is possible to use a different set of 

 images by specifying the version and/or the image prefix.

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ A public hostname can also be specified for the server with the \-\-public\-host

     Use existing configuration if present

 .PP

-\fB\-\-version\fP="latest"

+\fB\-\-version\fP=""

     Specify the tag for OpenShift images

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ A public hostname can also be specified for the server with the \-\-public\-host

     Use existing configuration if present

 .PP

-\fB\-\-version\fP="latest"

+\fB\-\-version\fP=""

     Specify the tag for OpenShift images

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/cmd/util/clientcmd"

 	osclientcmd "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/cmd/util/clientcmd"

 	dockerutil "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/cmd/util/docker"

+	"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/cmd/util/variable"

 )

 const (

@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func NewCmdUp(name, fullName string, f *osclientcmd.Factory, out io.Writer) *cob

 	}

 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&config.ShouldCreateDockerMachine, "create-machine", false, "Create a Docker machine if one doesn't exist")

 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.DockerMachine, "docker-machine", "", "Specify the Docker machine to use")

-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.ImageVersion, "version", "latest", "Specify the tag for OpenShift images")

+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.ImageVersion, "version", "", "Specify the tag for OpenShift images")

 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.Image, "image", "openshift/origin", "Specify the images to use for OpenShift")

 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&config.SkipRegistryCheck, "skip-registry-check", false, "Skip Docker daemon registry check")

 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.PublicHostname, "public-hostname", "", "Public hostname for OpenShift cluster")

@@ -199,6 +200,10 @@ func (c *ClientStartConfig) Complete(f *osclientcmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command)

 	c.originalFactory = f

 	c.command = cmd

+	if len(c.ImageVersion) == 0 {

+		c.ImageVersion = defaultImageVersion()

+	}

+

 	c.addTask("Checking OpenShift client", c.CheckOpenShiftClient)

 	if c.ShouldCreateDockerMachine {

@@ -308,6 +313,10 @@ func defaultPortForwarding() bool {

 const defaultDockerMachineName = "openshift"

+func defaultImageVersion() string {

+	return variable.OverrideVersion.LastSemanticVersion()

+}

+

 // CreateDockerMachine will create a new Docker machine to run OpenShift

 func (c *ClientStartConfig) CreateDockerMachine(out io.Writer) error {

 	if len(c.DockerMachine) == 0 {