diff --git a/hack/kicbase_version/os-package-list.txt b/hack/kicbase_version/os-package-list.txt
index b528c69e6e32..cf277b64114b 100644
--- a/hack/kicbase_version/os-package-list.txt
+++ b/hack/kicbase_version/os-package-list.txt
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ ii  ucf                             3.0043                                  all
 ii  udev                            249.11-0ubuntu3.12                      amd64        /dev/ and hotplug management daemon
 ii  usrmerge                        25ubuntu2                               all          Convert the system to the merged /usr directories scheme
 ii  util-linux                      2.37.2-4ubuntu3.4                       amd64        miscellaneous system utilities
-ii  vim-common                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.18                  all          Vi IMproved - Common files
-ii  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.18                  amd64        Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - compact version
-ii  xxd                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.18                  amd64        tool to make (or reverse) a hex dump
+ii  vim-common                      2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.19                  all          Vi IMproved - Common files
+ii  vim-tiny                        2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.19                  amd64        Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - compact version
+ii  xxd                             2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.19                  amd64        tool to make (or reverse) a hex dump
 ii  zlib1g:amd64                    1:1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu9.2                amd64        compression library - runtime
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 7da6968d4975..b6f370f90929 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 = "v0.0.45-1727731891-master"
+	Version = "v0.0.45-1728063813-19756"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "d66dfd4a976cf0b4581cac255174cef4031588c4570fa4a795e0b3d42edc9122"
+	baseImageSHA = "4cc295362afac951fb5cbc0bf33cf47c351720dce3872d30e78a76c4e3ca01b2"
 	// 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 533f49917ac7..21e2bb15bac1 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:v0.0.45-1727731891-master@sha256:d66dfd4a976cf0b4581cac255174cef4031588c4570fa4a795e0b3d42edc9122")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.45-1728063813-19756@sha256:4cc295362afac951fb5cbc0bf33cf47c351720dce3872d30e78a76c4e3ca01b2")
       --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)