diff --git a/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile b/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
index 91f5e42bbb67..bd0565c06bc6 100644
--- a/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ARG CRI_DOCKERD_COMMIT="c2e3805c946c16ec7e3a6d35ec5d72d72dc0c742"
 ARG CNI_PLUGINS_VERSION="v1.4.0"
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG NERDCTL_VERSION="1.7.5"
-ARG NERDCTLD_VERSION="0.5.1"
+ARG NERDCTLD_VERSION="0.6.0"
 
 # copy in static files (configs, scripts)
 COPY deploy/kicbase/10-network-security.conf /etc/sysctl.d/10-network-security.conf
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 20bdd1425d9d..f7728b6bdea2 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 = "v0.0.43-1713176859-18634"
+	Version = "v0.0.43-1713215244-18647"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "aa626f490dfc5e9a013f239555a8c57845d8eb915cd55dbd63f6a05070c2709b"
+	baseImageSHA = "4eb69c9ed3e92807cea9443b515ec5d46db84479de7669694de8c98e2d40c4af"
 	// 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 e30edbd5efef..aa88986c6d8f 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) (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:v0.0.43-1713176859-18634@sha256:aa626f490dfc5e9a013f239555a8c57845d8eb915cd55dbd63f6a05070c2709b")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.43-1713215244-18647@sha256:4eb69c9ed3e92807cea9443b515ec5d46db84479de7669694de8c98e2d40c4af")
       --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)