diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index ff6ac05e9bf..914154657ab 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ fi
 # Fluentd requirements
 # YAML exists to trigger a configuration refresh when changes are made.
 FLUENTD_GCP_YAML_VERSION="v3.2.0"
-FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION="${FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION:-1.6.8}"
+FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION="${FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION:-1.6.17}"
 FLUENTD_GCP_MEMORY_LIMIT="${FLUENTD_GCP_MEMORY_LIMIT:-}"
 FLUENTD_GCP_CPU_REQUEST="${FLUENTD_GCP_CPU_REQUEST:-}"
 FLUENTD_GCP_MEMORY_REQUEST="${FLUENTD_GCP_MEMORY_REQUEST:-}"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 56edd167a78..f14d2d587c5 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ fi
 # Fluentd requirements
 # YAML exists to trigger a configuration refresh when changes are made.
 FLUENTD_GCP_YAML_VERSION="v3.2.0"
-FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION="${FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION:-1.6.8}"
+FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION="${FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION:-1.6.17}"
 FLUENTD_GCP_MEMORY_LIMIT="${FLUENTD_GCP_MEMORY_LIMIT:-}"
 FLUENTD_GCP_CPU_REQUEST="${FLUENTD_GCP_CPU_REQUEST:-}"
 FLUENTD_GCP_MEMORY_REQUEST="${FLUENTD_GCP_MEMORY_REQUEST:-}"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index aff1e8299e0..8f6ff28ee9e 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -2595,7 +2595,7 @@ function setup-fluentd {
   fluentd_gcp_yaml_version="${FLUENTD_GCP_YAML_VERSION:-v3.2.0}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{ fluentd_gcp_yaml_version }}@${fluentd_gcp_yaml_version}@g" "${fluentd_gcp_yaml}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{ fluentd_gcp_yaml_version }}@${fluentd_gcp_yaml_version}@g" "${fluentd_gcp_scaler_yaml}"
-  fluentd_gcp_version="${FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION:-1.6.8}"
+  fluentd_gcp_version="${FLUENTD_GCP_VERSION:-1.6.17}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{ fluentd_gcp_version }}@${fluentd_gcp_version}@g" "${fluentd_gcp_yaml}"
   update-daemon-set-prometheus-to-sd-parameters ${fluentd_gcp_yaml}
   start-fluentd-resource-update ${fluentd_gcp_yaml}