diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 559e1921b006..f122637544b1 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version is the current version of kic
-	Version = "v0.0.42-1700142204-17634"
+	Version = "v0.0.42-1700820446-17662"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "b5ff7180d8eca5924b7e763cf222f5d9cfa39b21ab2c921f1394f3275e214b50"
+	baseImageSHA = "396b0566b8b7add99826e3775371ce1c6c50437ca0f3c1b8da079a25d3e47890"
 	// The name of the GCR kicbase repository
 	gcrRepo = "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds"
 	// 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 fa4eb483e1d9..3b1725ca2c45 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --apiserver-port int                The apiserver listening port (default 8443)
       --auto-pause-interval duration      Duration of inactivity before the minikube VM is paused (default 1m0s).  To disable, set to 0s (default 1m0s)
       --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-builds:v0.0.42-1700142204-17634@sha256:b5ff7180d8eca5924b7e763cf222f5d9cfa39b21ab2c921f1394f3275e214b50")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.42-1700820446-17662@sha256:396b0566b8b7add99826e3775371ce1c6c50437ca0f3c1b8da079a25d3e47890")
       --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)