diff --git a/images/base/Dockerfile b/images/base/Dockerfile
index d03bb0a62e..501123ce0b 100644
--- a/images/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/base/Dockerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ COPY files/ /
 # - packages needed for kubernetes components
 # - packages needed by the container runtime
 # - misc packages kind uses itself
+# - packages that provide semi-core kubernetes functionality
 # After installing packages we cleanup by:
 # - removing unwanted systemd services
 # - disabling kmsg in journald (these log entries would be confusing)
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ RUN echo "Ensuring scripts are executable ..." \
       conntrack iptables iproute2 ethtool socat util-linux mount ebtables udev kmod \
       libseccomp2 \
       bash ca-certificates curl rsync \
+      nfs-common \
     && find /lib/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/ -name "systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service" -delete \
     && rm -f /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/* \
     && rm -f /etc/systemd/system/*.wants/* \
diff --git a/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go b/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
index 390a0f3d83..4ab9d3e389 100644
--- a/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/build/nodeimage/defaults.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package nodeimage
 const DefaultImage = "kindest/node:latest"
 
 // DefaultBaseImage is the default base image used
-const DefaultBaseImage = "kindest/base:v20200430-2c0eee40"
+const DefaultBaseImage = "kindest/base:v20200501-55a2a847"
 
 // DefaultMode is the default kubernetes build mode for the built image
 // see pkg/build/kube.Bits