diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/docker-bin-aarch64/docker-bin.hash b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/docker-bin-aarch64/docker-bin.hash
index 94cab0a97303..4d2aa12a849a 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/docker-bin-aarch64/docker-bin.hash
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/docker-bin-aarch64/docker-bin.hash
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ sha256 8ee4de2ee8598c5d549a181d89eede9ac325c3c9df93da04e557253e487e68b0  docker-
 sha256 4973e5e5bb2aeded816b9df4d281652535e82d6a8341653ae96ba7b7832dbb0c  docker-27.0.2.tgz
 sha256 b6705031e453bd3754b14da5bf0160458322e4927733d31f1e8e6e4d63d391c1  docker-27.0.3.tgz
 sha256 f28bd10be2841063bdd2cc5354eae265df124835f841c1843e1264bab93c91a8  docker-27.1.0.tgz
+sha256 86a395f67a5a23d8eb207ab5a9ab32a51f7fccd8b18dae40887e738db95c6bc4  docker-27.1.1.tgz
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/docker-bin-aarch64/docker-bin.mk b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/docker-bin-aarch64/docker-bin.mk
index d84991b4d80d..e5065b449a19 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/docker-bin-aarch64/docker-bin.mk
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/docker-bin-aarch64/docker-bin.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-DOCKER_BIN_AARCH64_VERSION = 27.1.0
+DOCKER_BIN_AARCH64_VERSION = 27.1.1
 DOCKER_BIN_AARCH64_SITE = https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/aarch64
 DOCKER_BIN_AARCH64_SOURCE = docker-$(DOCKER_BIN_AARCH64_VERSION).tgz
 
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/docker-bin/docker-bin.hash b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/docker-bin/docker-bin.hash
index 82540cbde3c1..73ed5f605543 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/docker-bin/docker-bin.hash
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/docker-bin/docker-bin.hash
@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ sha256 1e65f8bd3ac5ba8a4267a680a5427b59f8af1c1a3853bdbf77cdcaa33d5f6504  docker-
 sha256 cc0dc835067509b7bedb31ed5db5b44f54666f820dd33f5191a9f9f5c68d4fe8  docker-27.0.2.tgz
 sha256 f6299aeada422d527cba35061fe56df5e2294776f6d39b7830d699335054b1e6  docker-27.0.3.tgz
 sha256 bc4c2d3ebbfdad92d64eb95a9d77ebe4afcbb9acdfd052cea7e74a71767ba727  docker-27.1.0.tgz
+sha256 118da6b8fc8e8b6c086ab0dd5e64ee549376c3a3f963723bbc9a46db475bf21f  docker-27.1.1.tgz
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/docker-bin/docker-bin.mk b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/docker-bin/docker-bin.mk
index 5bf96ae2572b..a470add97d04 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/docker-bin/docker-bin.mk
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/docker-bin/docker-bin.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-DOCKER_BIN_VERSION = 27.1.0
+DOCKER_BIN_VERSION = 27.1.1
 DOCKER_BIN_SITE = https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64
 DOCKER_BIN_SOURCE = docker-$(DOCKER_BIN_VERSION).tgz
 
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index cf2e049f63e8..b17fa0c101d1 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version is the current version of kic
-	Version = "v0.0.44-1721687125-19319"
+	Version = "v0.0.44-1721902582-19326"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "8e08c9232f6be53a68fac8937bc5a03a99e38d6a1ff7b6ea4048c989041004ae"
+	baseImageSHA = "540fb5dc7f38be17ff5276a38dfe6c8a4b1d9ba1c27c62244e6eebd7e37696e7"
 	// The name of the GCR kicbase repository
 	gcrRepo = "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds"
 	// The name of the Dockerhub kicbase repository
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index 324287b48619..a9a409f6ad87 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --apiserver-port int                The apiserver listening port (default 8443)
       --auto-pause-interval duration      Duration of inactivity before the minikube VM is paused (default 1m0s) (default 1m0s)
       --auto-update-drivers               If set, automatically updates drivers to the latest version. Defaults to true. (default true)
-      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.44-1721687125-19319@sha256:8e08c9232f6be53a68fac8937bc5a03a99e38d6a1ff7b6ea4048c989041004ae")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.44-1721902582-19326@sha256:540fb5dc7f38be17ff5276a38dfe6c8a4b1d9ba1c27c62244e6eebd7e37696e7")
       --binary-mirror string              Location to fetch kubectl, kubelet, & kubeadm binaries from.
       --cache-images                      If true, cache docker images for the current bootstrapper and load them into the machine. Always false with --driver=none. (default true)
       --cert-expiration duration          Duration until minikube certificate expiration, defaults to three years (26280h). (default 26280h0m0s)