diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/Dockerfile b/build/build-image/cross/Dockerfile
index 8f5c117abec..384dff23b09 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/Dockerfile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ RUN mkdir $TMPDIR \
             github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata/go-bindata
 
 # Download and symlink etcd. We need this for our integration tests.
-RUN export ETCD_VERSION=v2.2.1; \
+RUN export ETCD_VERSION=v3.0.10; \
   mkdir -p /usr/local/src/etcd \
   && cd /usr/local/src/etcd \
   && curl -fsSL https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases/download/${ETCD_VERSION}/etcd-${ETCD_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz \
diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index 23f60f9010d..38e95fa7593 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.6.3-8
+v1.6.3-9
diff --git a/hack/lib/etcd.sh b/hack/lib/etcd.sh
index 09962289503..c99dcebeb88 100644
--- 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=${ETCD_VERSION:-2.2.1}
+ETCD_VERSION=${ETCD_VERSION:-3.0.10}
 ETCD_HOST=${ETCD_HOST:-127.0.0.1}
 ETCD_PORT=${ETCD_PORT:-2379}