diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c89672a26..784d1313c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/$(IMGNAME)
 MULTI_ARCH_IMG = $(IMAGE)-$(ARCH)
 
 # Set default base image dynamically for each arch
-BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.78
+BASEIMAGE?=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-$(ARCH):0.79
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),arm64)
 	QEMUARCH=aarch64
diff --git a/build/go-in-docker.sh b/build/go-in-docker.sh
index dfb9c2336..ee7b4eb95 100755
--- a/build/go-in-docker.sh
+++ b/build/go-in-docker.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if [ "$missing" = true ];then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-E2E_IMAGE=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/e2e:v02132019-7dc17a603
+E2E_IMAGE=quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/e2e:v02252019-286c1f306
 
 DOCKER_OPTS=${DOCKER_OPTS:-""}
 
diff --git a/images/e2e/Dockerfile b/images/e2e/Dockerfile
index 8501d20a0..f14c6949c 100644
--- a/images/e2e/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/e2e/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-amd64:0.76
+FROM quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-amd64:0.79
 
 RUN clean-install \
   g++ \