diff --git a/hack/testdata/pod-with-precision.json b/hack/testdata/pod-with-precision.json
index 2b501eba82c..317ebd7920d 100644
--- a/hack/testdata/pod-with-precision.json
+++ b/hack/testdata/pod-with-precision.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "containers": [
       {
         "name": "kubernetes-pause",
-        "image": "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"
+        "image": "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1"
       }
     ],
     "restartPolicy": "Never",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata/set/multi-resource-yaml.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata/set/multi-resource-yaml.yaml
index 57b004e720d..b308ff07a49 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata/set/multi-resource-yaml.yaml
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata/set/multi-resource-yaml.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: mock-container
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ReplicationController
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: mock-container
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata/set/namespaced-resource.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata/set/namespaced-resource.yaml
index e4541b8bc35..c01b0bcd928 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata/set/namespaced-resource.yaml
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/testdata/set/namespaced-resource.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: mock-container
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
diff --git a/test/cmd/core.sh b/test/cmd/core.sh
index 910ba4a6884..96aff1489c1 100755
--- a/test/cmd/core.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/core.sh
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ run_pod_tests() {
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$image_field}}:{{end}}" 'changed-with-yaml:'
   ## Patch pod from JSON can change image
   # Command
-  kubectl patch "${kube_flags[@]}" -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/admin/limitrange/valid-pod.yaml -p='{"spec":{"containers":[{"name": "kubernetes-serve-hostname", "image": "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"}]}}'
+  kubectl patch "${kube_flags[@]}" -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/admin/limitrange/valid-pod.yaml -p='{"spec":{"containers":[{"name": "kubernetes-serve-hostname", "image": "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1"}]}}'
   # Post-condition: valid-pod POD has expected image
-  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$image_field}}:{{end}}" 'k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2:'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$image_field}}:{{end}}" 'k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1:'
 
   # pod has field for kubectl patch field manager
   output_message=$(kubectl get pod valid-pod -o=jsonpath='{.metadata.managedFields[*].manager}' "${kube_flags[@]:?}" 2>&1)
diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/scheduling/nvidia-driver-installer.yaml b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/scheduling/nvidia-driver-installer.yaml
index 53ad25f5dee..e74440c2aae 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/scheduling/nvidia-driver-installer.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/scheduling/nvidia-driver-installer.yaml
@@ -76,5 +76,6 @@ spec:
         - name: root-mount
           mountPath: /root
       containers:
-      - image: "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"
-        name: pause
\ No newline at end of file
+      - image: "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1"
+        name: pause
+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/multi-resource-yaml.yaml b/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/multi-resource-yaml.yaml
index 57b004e720d..b308ff07a49 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/multi-resource-yaml.yaml
+++ b/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/multi-resource-yaml.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: mock-container
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ReplicationController
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: mock-container
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
diff --git a/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/namespaced-resource.yaml b/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/namespaced-resource.yaml
index e4541b8bc35..c01b0bcd928 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/namespaced-resource.yaml
+++ b/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/namespaced-resource.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: mock-container
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
diff --git a/test/integration/benchmark-controller.json b/test/integration/benchmark-controller.json
index c0c1a901d0c..48b2e573f24 100644
--- a/test/integration/benchmark-controller.json
+++ b/test/integration/benchmark-controller.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
        "spec": {
            "containers": [{
              "name": "test-container",
-             "image": "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"
+             "image": "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1"
            }]
        }
     }
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-default.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-default.yaml
index 5ab07291f85..d1ad33bd507 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-default.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-default.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   generateName: pod-
 spec:
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-high-priority.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-high-priority.yaml
index 2f15785af64..868035bc8ed 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-high-priority.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-high-priority.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   priority: 10
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-large-cpu.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-large-cpu.yaml
index 72ffeb62bfc..e9fce799706 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-large-cpu.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-large-cpu.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   generateName: pod-
 spec:
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-low-priority.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-low-priority.yaml
index 709d0e780ce..30c7e10cefa 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-low-priority.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-low-priority.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 0
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-node-affinity.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-node-affinity.yaml
index 352f7e91124..f52af087ab6 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-node-affinity.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-node-affinity.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
             - zone1
             - zone2
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-pod-affinity.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-pod-affinity.yaml
index f523a1d8036..032b7d2f658 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-pod-affinity.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-pod-affinity.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         topologyKey: topology.kubernetes.io/zone
         namespaces: ["sched-test", "sched-setup"]
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-pod-anti-affinity.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-pod-anti-affinity.yaml
index a6291875ce2..98f4336605f 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-pod-anti-affinity.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-pod-anti-affinity.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
         topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
         namespaces: ["sched-test", "sched-setup"]
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-pod-affinity.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-pod-affinity.yaml
index 13e80d32ac2..9c94d1acefa 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-pod-affinity.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-pod-affinity.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
             namespaces: ["sched-test", "sched-setup"]
           weight: 1
   containers:
-    - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+    - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
       name: pause
       ports:
         - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-pod-anti-affinity.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-pod-anti-affinity.yaml
index 3df57a06f5e..1e8097d1c55 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-pod-anti-affinity.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-pod-anti-affinity.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
             namespaces: ["sched-test", "sched-setup"]
           weight: 1
   containers:
-    - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+    - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
       name: pause
       ports:
         - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-topology-spreading.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-topology-spreading.yaml
index 5fbc23e2697..48c859f326e 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-topology-spreading.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-preferred-topology-spreading.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
         matchLabels:
           color: blue
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-secret-volume.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-secret-volume.yaml
index e519f1f46dd..d807fc7d5e1 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-secret-volume.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-secret-volume.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   generateName: secret-volume-
 spec:
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-topology-spreading.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-topology-spreading.yaml
index 8175b555521..0c7c16f2ae7 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-topology-spreading.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-with-topology-spreading.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
         matchLabels:
           color: blue
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index d1d31051c4a..5cba0b5d3e6 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func initImageConfigs() (map[int]Config, map[int]Config) {
 	configs[Nonewprivs] = Config{promoterE2eRegistry, "nonewprivs", "1.3"}
 	configs[NonRoot] = Config{promoterE2eRegistry, "nonroot", "1.1"}
 	// Pause - when these values are updated, also update cmd/kubelet/app/options/container_runtime.go
-	configs[Pause] = Config{gcRegistry, "pause", "3.2"}
+	configs[Pause] = Config{gcRegistry, "pause", "3.4.1"}
 	configs[Perl] = Config{dockerLibraryRegistry, "perl", "5.26"}
 	configs[PrometheusDummyExporter] = Config{gcRegistry, "prometheus-dummy-exporter", "v0.1.0"}
 	configs[PrometheusToSd] = Config{gcRegistry, "prometheus-to-sd", "v0.5.0"}
diff --git a/test/utils/runners.go b/test/utils/runners.go
index fe4ff16691d..a1f76b3f965 100644
--- a/test/utils/runners.go
+++ b/test/utils/runners.go
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ func MakePodSpec() v1.PodSpec {
 	return v1.PodSpec{
 		Containers: []v1.Container{{
 			Name:  "pause",
-			Image: "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2",
+			Image: "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1",
 			Ports: []v1.ContainerPort{{ContainerPort: 80}},
 			Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
 				Limits: v1.ResourceList{
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ type DaemonConfig struct {
 
 func (config *DaemonConfig) Run() error {
 	if config.Image == "" {
-		config.Image = "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"
+		config.Image = "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.4.1"
 	}
 	nameLabel := map[string]string{
 		"name": config.Name + "-daemon",