diff --git a/images/ubuntu-slim/Dockerfile.build b/images/ubuntu-slim/Dockerfile.build
index b3adacb5a..dcf1d9ed3 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu-slim/Dockerfile.build
+++ b/images/ubuntu-slim/Dockerfile.build
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ RUN echo "Yes, do as I say!" | apt-get purge \
     ncurses-base \
     ncurses-bin \
     locales \
-    tzdata
+    tzdata \
+    systemd
 
 # cleanup
 RUN apt-get autoremove -y && \
diff --git a/images/ubuntu-slim/Makefile b/images/ubuntu-slim/Makefile
index c29e037b7..d4ba0ceb5 100755
--- a/images/ubuntu-slim/Makefile
+++ b/images/ubuntu-slim/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-TAG ?= 0.12
+TAG ?= 0.13
 REGISTRY = gcr.io/google_containers
 ARCH ?= $(shell go env GOARCH)
 ALL_ARCH = amd64 arm arm64 ppc64le