diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 95d7575446d86..d5e56c27106e1 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ REGISTER_MASTER_KUBELET=${REGISTER_MASTER:-true}
 PREEMPTIBLE_NODE=${PREEMPTIBLE_NODE:-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}
 NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-"${MASTER_IMAGE}"}
 NODE_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_PROJECT:-"${MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT}"}
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 7a452158b8e65..1f134442655ac 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ KUBE_APISERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=300
 PREEMPTIBLE_NODE=${PREEMPTIBLE_NODE:-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}
 NODE_IMAGE=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_IMAGE:-"${MASTER_IMAGE}"}
 NODE_IMAGE_PROJECT=${KUBE_GCE_NODE_PROJECT:-"${MASTER_IMAGE_PROJECT}"}