diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants_windows.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants_windows.go
index 8c3727e97cd..e8b2494490a 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants_windows.go
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ const (
 	DefaultDockerCRISocket = "npipe:////./pipe/docker_engine"
 
 	// PauseVersion indicates the default pause image version for kubeadm
-	PauseVersion = "1.3.0"
+	PauseVersion = "1.4.0"
 )