diff --git a/images/echo/Makefile b/images/echo/Makefile
index 68406307c..ea9c2ae9a 100644
--- a/images/echo/Makefile
+++ b/images/echo/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build: ensure-buildx
 		--platform=${PLATFORMS} $(OUTPUT) \
 		--progress=$(PROGRESS) \
 		--pull \
-		--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20200929-gc8c69df30@sha256:edaa16fa38c9c638180e9e71952f464fadebf11d450a0647146b33d05236879b \
+		--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20201028-g2c1279cd8@sha256:bd22e4f9bbf88aee527a86692be4442d03fa1ef2df94356312c9db8bec1f7ea3 \
 		--build-arg LUAROCKS_VERSION=3.3.1 \
 		--build-arg LUAROCKS_SHA=837481e408f7c06b59befe7ec194537c657687d624894bca7f79034302141a34 \
 		-t $(IMAGE):$(TAG) rootfs
diff --git a/images/nginx/README.md b/images/nginx/README.md
index 72f1a57b5..15d0ef67b 100644
--- a/images/nginx/README.md
+++ b/images/nginx/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This image provides a default configuration file with no backend servers.
 _Using docker_
 
 ```console
-docker run -v /some/nginx.con:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20200812-g0673e5e17@sha256:3bafc6840f2477c05eb029580fa8ecf4bd33b0f0765e3cd9cc82ad91f817ccf3
+docker run -v /some/nginx.con:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20201028-g2c1279cd8@sha256:bd22e4f9bbf88aee527a86692be4442d03fa1ef2df94356312c9db8bec1f7ea3
 ```
 
 _Creating a replication controller_
diff --git a/images/nginx/rc.yaml b/images/nginx/rc.yaml
index 34d641348..d8a09c1a4 100644
--- a/images/nginx/rc.yaml
+++ b/images/nginx/rc.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nginx
-          image: k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20200812-g0673e5e17@sha256:3bafc6840f2477c05eb029580fa8ecf4bd33b0f0765e3cd9cc82ad91f817ccf3
+          image: k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20201028-g2c1279cd8@sha256:bd22e4f9bbf88aee527a86692be4442d03fa1ef2df94356312c9db8bec1f7ea3
           ports:
             - containerPort: 80
             - containerPort: 443
diff --git a/images/test-runner/Makefile b/images/test-runner/Makefile
index 196dbb0b9..ca8d42a87 100644
--- a/images/test-runner/Makefile
+++ b/images/test-runner/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build: ensure-buildx
 		--platform=${PLATFORMS} $(OUTPUT) \
 		--progress=$(PROGRESS) \
 		--pull \
-		--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20200929-gc8c69df30@sha256:edaa16fa38c9c638180e9e71952f464fadebf11d450a0647146b33d05236879b \
+		--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20201028-g2c1279cd8@sha256:bd22e4f9bbf88aee527a86692be4442d03fa1ef2df94356312c9db8bec1f7ea3 \
 		--build-arg GOLANG_VERSION=1.15.2 \
 		--build-arg ETCD_VERSION=3.4.3-0 \
 		--build-arg K8S_RELEASE=v1.19.2 \
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/deployment.go b/test/e2e/framework/deployment.go
index 69bf60728..e93c91247 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/deployment.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ http {
 	}, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "creating configmap")
 
-	deployment := newDeployment(SlowEchoService, f.Namespace, "k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20200812-g0673e5e17@sha256:3bafc6840f2477c05eb029580fa8ecf4bd33b0f0765e3cd9cc82ad91f817ccf3", 80, 1,
+	deployment := newDeployment(SlowEchoService, f.Namespace, "k8s.gcr.io/ingress-nginx/nginx:v20201028-g2c1279cd8@sha256:bd22e4f9bbf88aee527a86692be4442d03fa1ef2df94356312c9db8bec1f7ea3", 80, 1,
 		nil,
 		[]corev1.VolumeMount{
 			{