diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index 1df838c00e3..cb37b447562 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # etcd
   - name: "etcd"
-    version: 3.4.13
+    version: 3.5.0-rc.0
     refPaths:
     - path: cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
       match: etcd_docker_tag|etcd_version
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index f213b22c093..855c1f7b1f6 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ HEAPSTER_MACHINE_TYPE=${HEAPSTER_MACHINE_TYPE:-}
 NUM_ADDITIONAL_NODES=${NUM_ADDITIONAL_NODES:-}
 ADDITIONAL_MACHINE_TYPE=${ADDITIONAL_MACHINE_TYPE:-}
 
-# Set etcd image (e.g. k8s.gcr.io/etcd) and version (e.g. 3.4.13-0) if you need
+# Set etcd image (e.g. k8s.gcr.io/etcd) and version (e.g. v3.5.0-rc.0-0) if you need
 # non-default version.
 export ETCD_IMAGE=${TEST_ETCD_IMAGE:-}
 export ETCD_DOCKER_REPOSITORY=${TEST_ETCD_DOCKER_REPOSITORY:-}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest b/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
index 3968e302408..2a93307ca0f 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
+++ b/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     {
     "name": "etcd-container",
     {{security_context}}
-    "image": "{{ pillar.get('etcd_docker_repository', 'k8s.gcr.io/etcd') }}:{{ pillar.get('etcd_docker_tag', '3.4.13-3') }}",
+    "image": "{{ pillar.get('etcd_docker_repository', 'k8s.gcr.io/etcd') }}:{{ pillar.get('etcd_docker_tag', '3.5.0-rc.0-0') }}",
     "resources": {
       "requests": {
         "cpu": {{ cpulimit }}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         "value": "{{ pillar.get('storage_backend', 'etcd3') }}"
       },
       { "name": "TARGET_VERSION",
-        "value": "{{ pillar.get('etcd_version', '3.4.13') }}"
+        "value": "{{ pillar.get('etcd_version', '3.5.0-rc.0') }}"
       },
       {
         "name": "DO_NOT_MOVE_BINARIES",
diff --git a/cluster/gce/upgrade-aliases.sh b/cluster/gce/upgrade-aliases.sh
index 069c2affd95..cef09514f99 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/upgrade-aliases.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/upgrade-aliases.sh
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ export KUBE_GCE_ENABLE_IP_ALIASES=true
 export SECONDARY_RANGE_NAME="pods-default"
 export STORAGE_BACKEND="etcd3"
 export STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE="application/vnd.kubernetes.protobuf"
-export ETCD_IMAGE=3.4.13-3
-export ETCD_VERSION=3.4.13
+export ETCD_IMAGE=3.5.0-rc.0-0
+export ETCD_VERSION=3.5.0-rc.0
 
 # Upgrade master with updated kube envs
 "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/gce/upgrade.sh" -M -l
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
index 4bcd5f9cbc8..61922b4a9b0 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ const (
 	MinExternalEtcdVersion = "3.2.18"
 
 	// DefaultEtcdVersion indicates the default etcd version that kubeadm uses
-	DefaultEtcdVersion = "3.4.13-3"
+	DefaultEtcdVersion = "3.5.0-rc.0-0"
 
 	// Etcd defines variable used internally when referring to etcd component
 	Etcd = "etcd"
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@ var (
 		19: "3.4.13-0",
 		20: "3.4.13-0",
 		21: "3.4.13-0",
-		22: "3.4.13-3",
-		23: "3.4.13-3",
+		22: "3.5.0-rc.0-0",
+		23: "3.5.0-rc.0-0",
 	}
 
 	// KubeadmCertsClusterRoleName sets the name for the ClusterRole that allows
diff --git a/hack/lib/etcd.sh b/hack/lib/etcd.sh
index 16845ae321d..74c5ef11264 100755
--- a/hack/lib/etcd.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/etcd.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # A set of helpers for starting/running etcd for tests
 
-ETCD_VERSION=${ETCD_VERSION:-3.4.13}
+ETCD_VERSION=${ETCD_VERSION:-3.5.0-rc.0}
 ETCD_HOST=${ETCD_HOST:-127.0.0.1}
 ETCD_PORT=${ETCD_PORT:-2379}
 export KUBE_INTEGRATION_ETCD_URL="http://${ETCD_HOST}:${ETCD_PORT}"
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml
index 37e7b0f7679..2671610acac 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: Never
         args: [ "--etcd-servers=http://localhost:2379" ]
       - name: etcd
-        image: quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.4.13
+        image: quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.5.0-rc.0
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go b/test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go
index 0588bf1d65e..84e67466a33 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	e2essh "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/ssh"
 )
 
-const etcdImage = "3.4.13-0"
+const etcdImage = "3.5.0-rc.0-0"
 
 // EtcdUpgrade upgrades etcd on GCE.
 func EtcdUpgrade(targetStorage, targetVersion string) error {
diff --git a/test/integration/framework/etcd.go b/test/integration/framework/etcd.go
index 983c512f990..6643457ea42 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework/etcd.go
+++ b/test/integration/framework/etcd.go
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ func RunCustomEtcd(dataDir string, customFlags []string) (url string, stopFn fun
 		customURL,
 		"--listen-peer-urls",
 		"http://127.0.0.1:0",
-		"--log-package-levels",
-		"*=NOTICE", // set to INFO or DEBUG for more logs
+		"-log-level",
+		"warn", // set to info or debug for more logs
 	}
 	args = append(args, customFlags...)
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, etcdPath, args...)