diff --git a/test/cmd/core.sh b/test/cmd/core.sh
index 3b5f30c90b7..f52267ddb90 100755
--- a/test/cmd/core.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/core.sh
@@ -517,9 +517,9 @@ 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:3.1"}]}}'
+  kubectl patch "${kube_flags[@]}" -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/admin/limitrange/valid-pod.yaml -p='{"spec":{"containers":[{"name": "kubernetes-serve-hostname", "image": "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"}]}}'
   # Post-condition: valid-pod POD has expected image
-  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$image_field}}:{{end}}" 'k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.1:'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$image_field}}:{{end}}" 'k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2:'
 
   ## If resourceVersion is specified in the patch, it will be treated as a precondition, i.e., if the resourceVersion is different from that is stored in the server, the Patch should be rejected
   ERROR_FILE="${KUBE_TEMP}/conflict-error"
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 6a2eed872a9..57b004e720d 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:3.1
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ReplicationController
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: mock-container
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.1
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
diff --git a/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/namespaced-resource.yaml b/test/fixtures/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/namespaced-resource.yaml
index 71d9b24bae1..e4541b8bc35 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:3.1
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
diff --git a/test/integration/benchmark-controller.json b/test/integration/benchmark-controller.json
index 4d589dd0535..c0c1a901d0c 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:3.1"
+             "image": "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"
            }]
        }
     }
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-default.yaml b/test/integration/scheduler_perf/config/pod-default.yaml
index b3e8ccc657e..5ab07291f85 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:3.1
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
     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 9e20a56bbe3..813b949981a 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:3.1
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
     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 256e931613f..393d8f49954 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: failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone
         namespaces: ["sched-test", "sched-setup"]
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.1
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
     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 26ff4dcc19f..8ce2007284d 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
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
         topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
         namespaces: ["sched-test", "sched-setup"]
   containers:
-  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.1
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
     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 d055d4981bd..d6e927845f3 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:3.1
+    - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
       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 cfd4feb6bb1..8ee0b694d9b 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:3.1
+    - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
       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 29e6384104e..e519f1f46dd 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:3.1
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2
     name: pause
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index 9fedd100d25..cfd03add8c2 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func initImageConfigs() map[int]Config {
 	configs[Nonewprivs] = Config{e2eRegistry, "nonewprivs", "1.0"}
 	configs[NonRoot] = Config{e2eRegistry, "nonroot", "1.0"}
 	// Pause - when these values are updated, also update cmd/kubelet/app/options/container_runtime.go
-	configs[Pause] = Config{gcRegistry, "pause", "3.1"}
+	configs[Pause] = Config{gcRegistry, "pause", "3.2"}
 	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 e53e8b8e58e..164b985651c 100644
--- a/test/utils/runners.go
+++ b/test/utils/runners.go
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ func MakePodSpec() v1.PodSpec {
 	return v1.PodSpec{
 		Containers: []v1.Container{{
 			Name:  "pause",
-			Image: "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.1",
+			Image: "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2",
 			Ports: []v1.ContainerPort{{ContainerPort: 80}},
 			Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
 				Limits: v1.ResourceList{
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ type DaemonConfig struct {
 
 func (config *DaemonConfig) Run() error {
 	if config.Image == "" {
-		config.Image = "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.1"
+		config.Image = "k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"
 	}
 	nameLabel := map[string]string{
 		"name": config.Name + "-daemon",