diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
index 0c8abaaf2fa..44f6b64d6e9 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultEtcdVersion = "3.4.3-0"
 
 	// PauseVersion indicates the default pause image version for kubeadm
-	PauseVersion = "3.1"
+	PauseVersion = "3.2"
 
 	// Etcd defines variable used internally when referring to etcd component
 	Etcd = "etcd"
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/template_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/template_test.go
index c6d3def0669..c2dd0ed2454 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/template_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/template_test.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	validTmpl    = "image: {{ .ImageRepository }}/pause:3.1"
-	validTmplOut = "image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.1"
-	doNothing    = "image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.1"
+	validTmpl    = "image: {{ .ImageRepository }}/pause:3.2"
+	validTmplOut = "image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"
+	doNothing    = "image: k8s.gcr.io/pause:3.2"
 	invalidTmpl1 = "{{ .baz }/d}"
 	invalidTmpl2 = "{{ !foobar }}"
 )