diff --git a/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml b/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
index d345a366aa9..7c8192b6c89 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
+++ b/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
   - name: kube-addon-manager
     # When updating version also bump it in:
     # - test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
-    image: gcr.io/google-containers/kube-addon-manager:v6.5
+    image: gcr.io/google-containers/kube-addon-manager:v8.5
     command:
     - /bin/bash
     - -c
diff --git a/test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml b/test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
index 2392309fec4..3c0f9bd0da2 100644
--- a/test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
+++ b/test/kubemark/resources/manifests/kube-addon-manager.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
   hostNetwork: true
   containers:
   - name: kube-addon-manager
-    image: {{kube_docker_registry}}/kube-addon-manager:v6.5
+    image: {{kube_docker_registry}}/kube-addon-manager:v8.5
     command:
     - /bin/bash
     - -c