diff --git a/pkg/acsengine/defaults.go b/pkg/acsengine/defaults.go
index 852ab90b35..12b1f1cf62 100644
--- a/pkg/acsengine/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/acsengine/defaults.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ var (
 		ImageOffer:     "aks",
 		ImageSku:       "aksbase",
 		ImagePublisher: "microsoft-aks",
-		ImageVersion:   "0.15.0",
+		ImageVersion:   "0.16.0",
 	}
 
 	//DefaultOpenShift39RHELImageConfig is the OpenShift on RHEL distribution.