diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index d3ff439d3cc03..12448bef85b1a 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ REGISTER_MASTER_KUBELET=${REGISTER_MASTER:-false}
 PREEMPTIBLE_MINION=${PREEMPTIBLE_MINION:-false}
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
-MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20151103}
+MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20151215}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
 MINION_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MINION_IMAGE:-"${MASTER_IMAGE}"}
 MINION_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MINION_PROJECT:-"${MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT}"}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 68ddfa4d055a1..13f2a8ca9a716 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ KUBE_APISERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=300
 PREEMPTIBLE_MINION=${PREEMPTIBLE_MINION:-false}
 
 OS_DISTRIBUTION=${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-debian}
-MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20151103}
+MASTER_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_IMAGE:-container-vm-v20151215}
 MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MASTER_PROJECT:-google-containers}
 MINION_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_MINION_IMAGE:-"${MASTER_IMAGE}"}
 MINION_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_MINION_PROJECT:-"${MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT}"}