diff --git a/zunclient/osc/plugin.py b/zunclient/osc/plugin.py
index 43ebb4de..1cbe57ab 100644
--- a/zunclient/osc/plugin.py
+++ b/zunclient/osc/plugin.py
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ import logging
 
 from osc_lib import utils
 
+from zunclient import api_versions
+
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-DEFAULT_CONTAINER_API_VERSION = "1.1"
+DEFAULT_CONTAINER_API_VERSION = "1.2"
 API_VERSION_OPTION = "os_container_api_version"
 API_NAME = "container"
-LAST_KNOWN_API_VERSION = 1
+LAST_KNOWN_API_VERSION = 2
 API_VERSIONS = {
     '1.%d' % i: 'zunclient.v1.client.Client'
     for i in range(1, LAST_KNOWN_API_VERSION + 1)
@@ -37,8 +40,9 @@ def make_client(instance):
     LOG.debug("Instantiating zun client: {0}".format(
               zun_client))
 
+    api_version = api_versions.get_api_version(instance._api_version[API_NAME])
     client = zun_client(
-        os_container_api_version=instance._api_version[API_NAME],
+        api_version=api_version,
         region_name=instance._region_name,
         session=instance.session,
         service_type='container',
diff --git a/zunclient/tests/unit/osc/test_plugin.py b/zunclient/tests/unit/osc/test_plugin.py
index 4da83d53..7f35f6d2 100644
--- a/zunclient/tests/unit/osc/test_plugin.py
+++ b/zunclient/tests/unit/osc/test_plugin.py
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@ from zunclient.tests.unit import base
 
 class TestContainerPlugin(base.TestCase):
 
+    @mock.patch("zunclient.api_versions.get_api_version")
     @mock.patch("zunclient.v1.client.Client")
-    def test_make_client(self, p_client):
+    def test_make_client(self, p_client, mock_get_api_version):
 
         instance = mock.Mock()
         instance._api_version = {"container": '1'}
         instance._region_name = 'zun_region'
         instance.session = 'zun_session'
+        mock_get_api_version.return_value = '1.2'
 
         plugin.make_client(instance)
-        p_client.assert_called_with(os_container_api_version='1',
-                                    region_name='zun_region',
+        p_client.assert_called_with(region_name='zun_region',
                                     session='zun_session',
-                                    service_type='container')
+                                    service_type='container',
+                                    api_version='1.2')