diff --git a/k8s/README.CICD.k8s.md b/k8s/README.CICD.k8s.md
index 99611043d..3a83accc9 100644
--- a/k8s/README.CICD.k8s.md
+++ b/k8s/README.CICD.k8s.md
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ For k8s CI/CD pipeline delivery a series of tasks must be created in VSTS to dep
 ## Prerequisites
 * A Kubernetes cluster. Follow Azure Container Service's [walkthrough](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-service/container-service-kubernetes-walkthrough) to create one. 
 * A private Docker registry. Follow Azure Container Registry's [guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/container-registry-get-started-portal) to create one.
-* Optionally, previous steps can be skipped if you run gen-k8s-env.ps1 script to automatically create the azure environment needed for kubernetes deployment. Azure cli 2.0 must be previously installed [installation guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli). For example:
+* Optionally, previous steps can be skipped if you run gen-k8s-env.ps1 (or gen-k8s-env-aks.ps1 if you would like to use AKS instead of ACS) script to automatically create the azure environment needed for kubernetes deployment. Azure cli 2.0 must be previously installed [installation guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli). For example:
 
 >```
 >./gen-k8s-env -resourceGroupName k8sGroup -location westeurope -registryName k8sregistry -orchestratorName k8s-cluster -dnsName k8s-dns
 >```
+or using AKS instead of ACS
+>```
+>./gen-k8s-env-aks -resourceGroupName k8sGroup -location westeurope -registryName k8sregistry -dnsName k8s-dns -serviceName k8s-cluster -createAcr true -nodeCount 3 -nodeVMSize Standard_D2_v2
+>```
 * An `Azure Blob storage`. It is needed for storing the kubernetes config file used by the hosted agent to access to Kubernetes cluster. Example:
 
 <img src="./img/k8s/blob_creation.png">
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ For k8s CI/CD pipeline delivery a series of tasks must be created in VSTS to dep
 1. Create a `Download File` task to download the kubernetes binary `kubectl` to the hosted agent. For example:
 
 >```
->https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v0.0.1.7.0-alpha.0/bin/windows/386/kubectl.exe
+>https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.8.5/bin/windows/386/kubectl.exe
 >```
 
 <img src="./img/get_kubectlbin_task.png">
diff --git a/k8s/README.k8s.md b/k8s/README.k8s.md
index ebbca0c33..85bcdec6c 100644
--- a/k8s/README.k8s.md
+++ b/k8s/README.k8s.md
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ The k8s directory contains Kubernetes configuration for the eShopOnContainers ap
 ## Prerequisites
 * A Kubernetes cluster. Follow Azure Container Service's [walkthrough](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-service/container-service-kubernetes-walkthrough) to create one. 
 * A private Docker registry. Follow Azure Container Registry's [guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/container-registry-get-started-portal) to create one.
-* Optionally, previous steps can be skipped if you run gen-k8s-env.ps1 script to automatically create the azure environment needed for kubernetes deployment. Azure cli 2.0 must be previously installed [installation guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli). For example:
+* Optionally, previous steps can be skipped if you run gen-k8s-env.ps1 (or gen-k8s-env-aks.ps1 if you would like to use AKS instead of ACS) script to automatically create the azure environment needed for kubernetes deployment. Azure cli 2.0 must be previously installed [installation guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli). For example:
 
     **Important**: Note the parameter "-createAcr true". If you are creating the K8s cluster but you want to re-use and existing ACR, say "-createAcr false".
 
 >```
 >./gen-k8s-env -resourceGroupName k8sGroup -location westeurope -registryName k8sregistry -createAcr true -orchestratorName k8s-cluster -dnsName k8s-dns
 >```
+or using AKS instead of ACS
+>```
+>./gen-k8s-env-aks -resourceGroupName k8sGroup -location westeurope -registryName k8sregistry -dnsName k8s-dns -serviceName k8s-cluster -createAcr true -nodeCount 3 -nodeVMSize Standard_D2_v2
+>```
 
 * A Docker development environment with `docker` and `docker-compose`.
     * Visit [docker.com](https://docker.com) to download the tools and set up the environment. Docker's [installation guide](https://docs.docker.com/engine/getstarted/step_one/#step-3-verify-your-installation) covers verifying your Docker installation.
diff --git a/k8s/gen-k8s-env-aks.ps1 b/k8s/gen-k8s-env-aks.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b8449565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/gen-k8s-env-aks.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Param(
+    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$resourceGroupName,
+    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$location,
+    [parameter(Mandatory=$false)][string]$registryName,
+    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$serviceName,
+    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$dnsName,
+    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$createAcr=$true,
+    [parameter(Mandatory=$false)][int]$nodeCount=2,
+    [parameter(Mandatory=$false)][string]$nodeVMSize="Standard_D2_v2"
+)
+
+# Create resource group
+Write-Host "Creating resource group..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+az group create --name=$resourceGroupName --location=$location
+
+if ($createAcr -eq $true) {
+    # Create Azure Container Registry
+    Write-Host "Creating Azure Container Registry..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    az acr create -n $registryName -g $resourceGroupName -l $location  --admin-enabled true --sku Basic
+}
+
+# Create kubernetes orchestrator
+Write-Host "Creating kubernetes orchestrator..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+az aks create --resource-group=$resourceGroupName --name=$serviceName --dns-name-prefix=$dnsName --generate-ssh-keys --node-count=$nodeCount --node-vm-size=$nodeVMSize
+
+# Retrieve kubernetes cluster configuration and save it under ~/.kube/config 
+az aks get-credentials --resource-group=$resourceGroupName --name=$serviceName
+
+if ($createAcr -eq $true) {
+    # Show ACR credentials
+    az acr credential show -n $registryName
+}
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