diff --git a/playbooks/kayobe-infra-vm-base/overrides.yml.j2 b/playbooks/kayobe-infra-vm-base/overrides.yml.j2
index 061d7589c..087b8c5d2 100644
--- a/playbooks/kayobe-infra-vm-base/overrides.yml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/kayobe-infra-vm-base/overrides.yml.j2
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ infra_vm_memory_mb: "{{ 1 * 1024 }}"
 
 # Use cirros rather than CentOS for the VM.
 infra_vm_bootstrap_user: cirros
-infra_vm_root_image: /opt/cache/files/cirros-0.5.2-x86_64-disk.img
+infra_vm_root_image: /opt/cache/files/cirros-0.5.3-x86_64-disk.img
 
 # Cirros doesn't load cdom drivers by default.
 vm_configdrive_device: disk
diff --git a/playbooks/kayobe-seed-vm-base/overrides.yml.j2 b/playbooks/kayobe-seed-vm-base/overrides.yml.j2
index 108efb74f..f51bd58e8 100644
--- a/playbooks/kayobe-seed-vm-base/overrides.yml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/kayobe-seed-vm-base/overrides.yml.j2
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ seed_vm_memory_mb: "{{ 1 * 1024 }}"
 
 # Use cirros rather than CentOS for the VM.
 seed_bootstrap_user: cirros
-seed_vm_root_image: /opt/cache/files/cirros-0.5.2-x86_64-disk.img
+seed_vm_root_image: /opt/cache/files/cirros-0.5.3-x86_64-disk.img
 
 # Cirros doesn't load cdom drivers by default.
 seed_vm_configdrive_device: disk