diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index a63a2cc92c7..8523f60d916 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fi
 # containervm. If you are updating the containervm version, update this
 # variable. Also please update corresponding image for node e2e at:
 # https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/test/e2e_node/jenkins/image-config.yaml
-CVM_VERSION=container-vm-v20161208
+CVM_VERSION=${CVM_VERSION:-container-vm-v20170117}
 GCI_VERSION=${KUBE_GCI_VERSION:-gci-dev-56-8977-0-0}
 MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index c32a2928427..e660be5699a 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 # containervm. If you are updating the containervm version, update this
 # variable. Also please update corresponding image for node e2e at:
 # https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/test/e2e_node/jenkins/image-config.yaml
-CVM_VERSION=container-vm-v20161208
+CVM_VERSION=${CVM_VERSION:-container-vm-v20170117}
 GCI_VERSION=${KUBE_GCI_VERSION:-gci-dev-56-8977-0-0}
 MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}