diff --git a/elements/ubuntu/root.d/10-cache-ubuntu-tarball b/elements/ubuntu/root.d/10-cache-ubuntu-tarball
index 22b880896..3bb17457f 100755
--- a/elements/ubuntu/root.d/10-cache-ubuntu-tarball
+++ b/elements/ubuntu/root.d/10-cache-ubuntu-tarball
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -eu
 shopt -s extglob
 
 DIB_CLOUD_IMAGES=${DIB_CLOUD_IMAGES:-http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/}
-DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-trusty}
+DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-saucy}
 BASE_IMAGE_FILE=${BASE_IMAGE_FILE:-$DIB_RELEASE-server-cloudimg-$ARCH-root.tar.gz}
 SHA256SUMS=${SHA256SUMS:-https://${DIB_CLOUD_IMAGES##http?(s)://}/$DIB_RELEASE/current/SHA256SUMS}
 CACHED_FILE=$DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/$BASE_IMAGE_FILE