diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/Dockerfile b/build/build-image/cross/Dockerfile
index 1b6170ba2a..4a548d0b68 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # This file creates a standard build environment for building cross
 # platform go binary for the architecture kubernetes cares about.
 
-FROM golang:1.9.2
+FROM golang:1.9.3
 
 ENV GOARM 7
 ENV KUBE_DYNAMIC_CROSSPLATFORMS \
diff --git a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
index c67c6bbfd8..6cdbb2f223 100644
--- a/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
+++ b/build/build-image/cross/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.9.2-1
+v1.9.3-1
diff --git a/build/root/WORKSPACE b/build/root/WORKSPACE
index 6dd8c0390a..da37fea67b 100644
--- a/build/root/WORKSPACE
+++ b/build/root/WORKSPACE
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//docker:docker.bzl", "docker_repositories", "docker
 go_rules_dependencies()
 
 go_register_toolchains(
-    go_version = "1.9.2",
+    go_version = "1.9.3",
 )
 
 docker_repositories()
diff --git a/test/images/Makefile b/test/images/Makefile
index 0140d3234c..bbb15fb80d 100644
--- a/test/images/Makefile
+++ b/test/images/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 REGISTRY ?= gcr.io/kubernetes-e2e-test-images
 GOARM=7
 QEMUVERSION=v2.9.1
-GOLANG_VERSION=1.9.2
+GOLANG_VERSION=1.9.3
 export
 
 ifndef WHAT