diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 40a8916b40..3e135b328b 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 = "v0.0.44-1719413016-19142"
+	Version = "v0.0.44-1719600828-19153"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "af368900f8c68437efd9db2dba61a03b07068e5b9fe0dc8d7f46be199657779d"
+	baseImageSHA = "8b9800f08e7c6e04fce5b743c0f19f5e6f6f0895042824a1619fb7f69b11b478"
 	// 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 ab244ce5f6..f56a19dd1c 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:v0.0.44-1719413016-19142@sha256:af368900f8c68437efd9db2dba61a03b07068e5b9fe0dc8d7f46be199657779d")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.44-1719600828-19153@sha256:8b9800f08e7c6e04fce5b743c0f19f5e6f6f0895042824a1619fb7f69b11b478")
       --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)