diff --git a/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go b/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
index 570a7d732b..4429dabcc1 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const (
 	// PreloadVersion is the current version of the preloaded tarball
 	//
 	// NOTE: You may need to bump this version up when upgrading auxiliary docker images
-	PreloadVersion = "v4"
+	PreloadVersion = "v5"
 	// PreloadBucket is the name of the GCS bucket where preloaded volume tarballs exist
 	PreloadBucket = "minikube-preloaded-volume-tarballs"
 )