diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index fdcf398357..03e7728c55 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 = "v0.0.25-1630631232-12398"
+	Version = "v0.0.26"
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "85a33ebee49136274dfc02e62edee1fca3fd0117c46a98dd4db61e9de2e0319e"
+	baseImageSHA = "d4aa14fbdc3a28a60632c24af937329ec787b02c89983c6f5498d346860a848c"
 	// 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 = "docker.io/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 96ac41929b..9f02f7024f 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:v0.0.25-1630631232-12398@sha256:85a33ebee49136274dfc02e62edee1fca3fd0117c46a98dd4db61e9de2e0319e")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.26@sha256:d4aa14fbdc3a28a60632c24af937329ec787b02c89983c6f5498d346860a848c")
       --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")