diff --git a/examples/spark/images/driver/Dockerfile b/examples/spark/images/driver/Dockerfile
index b4fe28ac255..c4a1e4198b0 100644
--- a/examples/spark/images/driver/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/spark/images/driver/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-FROM gcr.io/google_containers/spark-base
+FROM gcr.io/google_containers/spark-base:1.4.0_v1
 ADD start.sh /start.sh
 CMD ["/start.sh"]
diff --git a/examples/spark/images/master/Dockerfile b/examples/spark/images/master/Dockerfile
index 6a894c2d70d..2fe3252d304 100644
--- a/examples/spark/images/master/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/spark/images/master/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM gcr.io/google_containers/spark-base
+FROM gcr.io/google_containers/spark-base:1.4.0_v1
 
 ADD start.sh /
 ADD log4j.properties /opt/spark/conf/log4j.properties
diff --git a/examples/spark/images/worker/Dockerfile b/examples/spark/images/worker/Dockerfile
index 30db1895ad7..8a597a29760 100644
--- a/examples/spark/images/worker/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/spark/images/worker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM gcr.io/google_containers/spark-base
+FROM gcr.io/google_containers/spark-base:1.4.0_v1
 
 ADD start.sh /
 ADD log4j.properties /opt/spark/conf/log4j.properties
diff --git a/examples/spark/spark-master.json b/examples/spark/spark-master.json
index 69044030c32..b7485c69a91 100644
--- a/examples/spark/spark-master.json
+++ b/examples/spark/spark-master.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "containers": [
       {
         "name": "spark-master",
-        "image": "gcr.io/google_containers/spark-master",
+        "image": "gcr.io/google_containers/spark-master:1.4.0_v1",
         "ports": [
           {
             "containerPort": 7077
diff --git a/examples/spark/spark-worker-controller.json b/examples/spark/spark-worker-controller.json
index 4beeacfcc4e..d20982a84d8 100644
--- a/examples/spark/spark-worker-controller.json
+++ b/examples/spark/spark-worker-controller.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "containers": [
           {
             "name": "spark-worker",
-            "image": "gcr.io/google_containers/spark-worker",
+            "image": "gcr.io/google_containers/spark-worker:1.4.0_v1",
             "ports": [
               {
                 "hostPort": 8888,