diff --git a/ceph-config-helper/Dockerfile.suse_15 b/ceph-config-helper/Dockerfile.suse_15
index daaf6f5..a0688ee 100644
--- a/ceph-config-helper/Dockerfile.suse_15
+++ b/ceph-config-helper/Dockerfile.suse_15
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG FROM=docker.io/opensuse/leap:15
 FROM ${FROM}
 LABEL maintainers=stephane@alum.mit.edu
 
-ARG KUBE_VERSION=v1.13.4
+ARG KUBE_VERSION=v1.16.2
 ARG CEPH_RELEASE=mimic
  RUN set -ex ;\
     TMP_DIR=$(mktemp --directory) ;\
diff --git a/ceph-config-helper/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial b/ceph-config-helper/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
index 104d8fc..f3c4de2 100644
--- a/ceph-config-helper/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
+++ b/ceph-config-helper/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM ${FROM}
 
 ARG DISTRO_CODENAME='xenial'
 
-ARG KUBE_VERSION=v1.13.4
+ARG KUBE_VERSION=v1.16.2
 ARG CEPH_RELEASE=mimic
 
 ARG CEPH_REPO=https://mirror.mirantis.com/testing/ceph-mimic/${DISTRO_CODENAME}/
diff --git a/ceph-daemon/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial b/ceph-daemon/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
index daa8f08..968f9ae 100644
--- a/ceph-daemon/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
+++ b/ceph-daemon/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG FROM=docker.io/ubuntu:xenial
 FROM ${FROM}
 MAINTAINER matthew.heler@hotmail.com
 
-ARG KUBE_VERSION=1.13.4
+ARG KUBE_VERSION=1.16.2
 ARG CEPH_RELEASE=mimic
 ARG ETCDCTL_VERSION=3.2.18
 ARG CONFD_VERSION=0.16.0
diff --git a/ceph-utility/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial b/ceph-utility/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
index d90db97..5a92d49 100644
--- a/ceph-utility/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
+++ b/ceph-utility/Dockerfile.ubuntu_xenial
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ARG FROM=docker.io/ubuntu:xenial
 FROM ${FROM}
 
 ARG CEPH_RELEASE=mimic
-ARG KUBE_VERSION=1.13.4
+ARG KUBE_VERSION=1.16.2
 
 ARG CEPH_REPO=https://mirror.mirantis.com/testing/ceph-mimic/xenial/
 ARG CEPH_KEY=https://mirror.mirantis.com/testing/ceph-mimic/xenial/archive-ceph-mimic.key