diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index cf85eee6b88..37a80d6cda6 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-gci}
 # channel.
 MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
-NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20160321}
+NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-container-v1-3-v20160517}
 NODE_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_PROJECT:-google-containers}
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-docker}
 RKT_VERSION=${KUBE_RKT_VERSION:-0.5.5}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 53e6475a02b..2056c65b4ef 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-gci}
 # channel.
 MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
-NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20160321}
+NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-container-v1-3-v20160517}
 NODE_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_PROJECT:-google-containers}
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME=${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-docker}
 RKT_VERSION=${KUBE_RKT_VERSION:-0.5.5}