diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/nodelocaldns/nodelocaldns.yaml b/cluster/addons/dns/nodelocaldns/nodelocaldns.yaml
index 3db5d1c8b93..9262f3bbac6 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/nodelocaldns/nodelocaldns.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/nodelocaldns/nodelocaldns.yaml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ spec:
         operator: "Exists"
       containers:
       - name: node-cache
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/dns/k8s-dns-node-cache:1.15.16
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/dns/k8s-dns-node-cache:1.16.0
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 25m
@@ -206,4 +206,4 @@ spec:
       port: 9253
       targetPort: 9253
   selector:
-    k8s-app: node-local-dns
\ No newline at end of file
+    k8s-app: node-local-dns