diff --git a/kubectl b/kubectl
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diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 95aa2b1bf1d86992dcfc34b4ac5b8f0448690b45..724b601d155eadf35dd9178b69c472508335d404 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version is the current version of kic
-	Version = "v0.0.17-1614202509-10427"
+	Version = "v0.0.18"
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "93f2448d272ebad3d564c04474cafe03bb7440149c241d1d010b2e90e14da213"
+	baseImageSHA = "ddd0c02d289e3a6fb4bba9a94435840666f4eb81484ff3e707b69c1c484aa45e"
 	// The name of the GCR kicbase repository
-	gcrRepo = "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds"
+	gcrRepo = "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase"
 	// The name of the Dockerhub kicbase repository
-	dockerhubRepo = "kicbase/build"
+	dockerhubRepo = "kicbase/stable"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index b3744343febdb986baa87b187b3aaa75b420c1ac..9c6cd5a7e7a92357a01c2a2b30854d74dd60c993 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-builds:v0.0.17-1614202509-10427@sha256:93f2448d272ebad3d564c04474cafe03bb7440149c241d1d010b2e90e14da213")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.18@sha256:ddd0c02d289e3a6fb4bba9a94435840666f4eb81484ff3e707b69c1c484aa45e")
       --cache-images                      If true, cache docker images for the current bootstrapper and load them into the machine. Always false with --driver=none. (default true)
       --cni string                        CNI plug-in to use. Valid options: auto, bridge, calico, cilium, flannel, kindnet, or path to a CNI manifest (default: auto)
       --container-runtime string          The container runtime to be used (docker, cri-o, containerd). (default "docker")