diff --git a/hack/images/kicbase.Dockerfile b/hack/images/kicbase.Dockerfile
index baadf88df3..5afbe6e146 100644
--- a/hack/images/kicbase.Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/images/kicbase.Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     docker.io=19.03.2-0ubuntu1 \
     openssh-server=1:8.0p1-6build1 \
     dnsutils=1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu2.1 \
+    # libglib2.0-0 is required for conmon, which is required for podman
+    libglib2.0-0=2.62.1-1 \
     && rm /etc/crictl.yaml
 # install cri-o based on https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/commit/96b0c34b31a9fc181e46d7d8e34fb8ee6c4dc4e1#diff-04c6e90faac2675aa89e2176d2eec7d8R128
 RUN sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable/xUbuntu_19.10/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable.list" && \    
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ RUN sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/lib
     apt-key add - < Release.key && apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends cri-o-1.17=1.17.0-3
 # install podman
-RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends podman=1.8.0~7
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends podman=1.8.2~1
 # disable non-docker runtimes by default
 RUN systemctl disable containerd && systemctl disable crio && rm /etc/crictl.yaml
 # enable docker which is default
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 32e2950396..d31aac0b85 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ const (
 	DefaultPodCIDR = "10.244.0.0/16"
 
 	// Version is the current version of kic
-	Version = "v0.0.7"
+	Version = "v0.0.8"
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "a6f288de0e5863cdeab711fa6bafa38ee7d8d285ca14216ecf84fcfb07c7d176"
+	baseImageSHA = "2f3380ebf1bb0c75b0b47160fd4e61b7b8fef0f1f32f9def108d3eada50a7a81"
 
 	// OverlayImage is the cni plugin used for overlay image, created by kind.
 	// CNI plugin image used for kic drivers created by kind.