diff --git a/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go b/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
index f3db7383..2073c989 100644
--- a/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ const DefaultImage = "kindest/node:latest"
 // DefaultBaseImage is the default base image used
 // TODO: come up with a reasonable solution to digest pinning
 // https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/43188
-const DefaultBaseImage = "docker.io/kindest/base:v20241212-9f82dd49"
+const DefaultBaseImage = "docker.io/kindest/base:v20250117-f528b021"