diff --git a/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go b/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
index 560dae0229..4e3fbad542 100644
--- a/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ const DefaultImage = "kindest/node:latest"
 // DefaultBaseImage is the default base image used
 // TODO: come up with a reasonable solution to digest pinning
 // https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/43188
-const DefaultBaseImage = "docker.io/kindest/base:v20240813-c6f155d6"
+const DefaultBaseImage = "docker.io/kindest/base:v20241108-5c6d2daf"