diff --git a/bare-metal/container-linux/pxe-worker/cl/bootkube-worker.yaml.tmpl b/bare-metal/container-linux/pxe-worker/cl/bootkube-worker.yaml.tmpl
index c00d4639..a1d03087 100644
--- a/bare-metal/container-linux/pxe-worker/cl/bootkube-worker.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/bare-metal/container-linux/pxe-worker/cl/bootkube-worker.yaml.tmpl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ storage:
       contents:
         inline: |
           KUBELET_IMAGE_URL=quay.io/coreos/hyperkube
-          KUBELET_IMAGE_TAG=v1.6.7_coreos.0
+          KUBELET_IMAGE_TAG=v1.7.1_coreos.0
     - path: /etc/hostname
       filesystem: root
       mode: 0644