diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 9c05527add3d..289a718f2541 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 	Version = "v0.0.37"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "2d98ad015e4d4e62e5732f2fee3fee64134bacf791a9271872bbd57d47937d5f"
+	baseImageSHA = "8bf7a0e8a062bc5e2b71d28b35bfa9cc862d9220e234e86176b3785f685d8b15"
 	// The name of the GCR kicbase repository
 	gcrRepo = "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase"
 	// The name of the Dockerhub kicbase repository
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index 69eb3dad66d5..359f8d9c6a16 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --apiserver-names strings           A set of apiserver names which are used in the generated certificate for kubernetes.  This can be used if you want to make the apiserver available from outside the machine
       --apiserver-port int                The apiserver listening port (default 8443)
       --auto-update-drivers               If set, automatically updates drivers to the latest version. Defaults to true. (default true)
-      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.37@sha256:2d98ad015e4d4e62e5732f2fee3fee64134bacf791a9271872bbd57d47937d5f")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.37@sha256:8bf7a0e8a062bc5e2b71d28b35bfa9cc862d9220e234e86176b3785f685d8b15")
       --binary-mirror string              Location to fetch kubectl, kubelet, & kubeadm binaries from.
       --cache-images                      If true, cache docker images for the current bootstrapper and load them into the machine. Always false with --driver=none. (default true)
       --cert-expiration duration          Duration until minikube certificate expiration, defaults to three years (26280h). (default 26280h0m0s)