diff --git a/docker/kube/kube-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/kube/kube-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 283e69d432..4819b8b623 100644
--- a/docker/kube/kube-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/kube/kube-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}base:{{ tag }}
 LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
 
-ENV KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.5.4
+ENV KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.9.4
 
 {% if base_arch == 'x86_64' %}
 ENV KUBE_ARCH=amd64