diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index ab6b82dc35a..74b514db0d5 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PREEMPTIBLE_MASTER=${PREEMPTIBLE_MASTER:-false}
 
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
-MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20160127}
+MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20160217}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
 NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-"${MASTER_IMAGE}"}
 NODE_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_PROJECT:-"${MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT}"}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 76358f17e20..fda432f0064 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PREEMPTIBLE_MASTER=${PREEMPTIBLE_MASTER:-false}
 
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
-MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20160127}
+MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20160217}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
 NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-"${MASTER_IMAGE}"}
 NODE_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_PROJECT:-"${MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT}"}