diff --git a/deploy/default-backend.yaml b/deploy/default-backend.yaml
index 0f752a20f..64f6f58ad 100644
--- a/deploy/default-backend.yaml
+++ b/deploy/default-backend.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ 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
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz
diff --git a/docs/examples/customization/external-auth-headers/deploy/default-backend.yaml b/docs/examples/customization/external-auth-headers/deploy/default-backend.yaml
index ae6227507..a16193f93 100644
--- a/docs/examples/customization/external-auth-headers/deploy/default-backend.yaml
+++ b/docs/examples/customization/external-auth-headers/deploy/default-backend.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - name: default-http-backend
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.0
+        image: gcr.io/google_containers/defaultbackend:1.4
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz