diff --git a/addons/nginx-ingress/aws/default-backend/deployment.yaml b/addons/nginx-ingress/aws/default-backend/deployment.yaml
index f25afe40..c08c1f46 100644
--- a/addons/nginx-ingress/aws/default-backend/deployment.yaml
+++ b/addons/nginx-ingress/aws/default-backend/deployment.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
           # Any image is permissable as long as:
           # 1. It serves a 404 page at /
           # 2. It serves 200 on a /healthz endpoint
-          image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.0
+          image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.4
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
           resources:
diff --git a/addons/nginx-ingress/digital-ocean/default-backend/deployment.yaml b/addons/nginx-ingress/digital-ocean/default-backend/deployment.yaml
index f25afe40..c08c1f46 100644
--- a/addons/nginx-ingress/digital-ocean/default-backend/deployment.yaml
+++ b/addons/nginx-ingress/digital-ocean/default-backend/deployment.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
           # Any image is permissable as long as:
           # 1. It serves a 404 page at /
           # 2. It serves 200 on a /healthz endpoint
-          image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.0
+          image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.4
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
           resources:
diff --git a/addons/nginx-ingress/google-cloud/default-backend/deployment.yaml b/addons/nginx-ingress/google-cloud/default-backend/deployment.yaml
index f25afe40..c08c1f46 100644
--- a/addons/nginx-ingress/google-cloud/default-backend/deployment.yaml
+++ b/addons/nginx-ingress/google-cloud/default-backend/deployment.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
           # Any image is permissable as long as:
           # 1. It serves a 404 page at /
           # 2. It serves 200 on a /healthz endpoint
-          image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.0
+          image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.4
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
           resources: