diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index d4c3c8c566..427b7372a2 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 = "v0.0.45-1726243947-19640"
+	Version = "v0.0.45-1726281268-19643"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "bb1287c9c0ec51ba7d8272f0f8073d6e9758ad79ff87c787fdce1c3513743243"
+	baseImageSHA = "cce8be0c1ac4e3d852132008ef1cc1dcf5b79f708d025db83f146ae65db32e8e"
 	// 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 f348b98aea..c9bfd4d515 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:v0.0.45-1726243947-19640@sha256:bb1287c9c0ec51ba7d8272f0f8073d6e9758ad79ff87c787fdce1c3513743243")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.45-1726281268-19643@sha256:cce8be0c1ac4e3d852132008ef1cc1dcf5b79f708d025db83f146ae65db32e8e")
       --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)