diff --git a/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile b/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
index 7a0685108ed4..bd1f78294bee 100644
--- a/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ RUN echo "Ensuring scripts are executable ..." \
  && echo "Modifying /etc/nsswitch.conf to prefer hosts" \
     && sed -i /etc/nsswitch.conf -re 's#^(hosts:\s*).*#\1dns files#'
 
+# delete this file due to https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/17700
+RUN rm -f /usr/lib/binfmt.d/python3.10.conf
 
 ARG COMMIT_SHA
 # using base image created by kind https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/blob/b6bc1125/images/base/Dockerfile
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index 1976eae5ce6c..c7a80e0f4056 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version is the current version of kic
-	Version = "v0.0.42-1703498848-17857"
+	Version = "v0.0.42-1704751654-17830"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "81ae12a49915e4f02aa382dd3758a30a6649e1143c32b3d03309750104577c6c"
+	baseImageSHA = "cabd32f8d9e8d804966eb117ed5366660f6363a4d1415f0b5480de6e396be617"
 	// The name of the GCR kicbase repository
 	gcrRepo = "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds"
 	// The name of the Dockerhub kicbase repository
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index 7f79a30fbec0..64dcf351144e 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --apiserver-port int                The apiserver listening port (default 8443)
       --auto-pause-interval duration      Duration of inactivity before the minikube VM is paused (default 1m0s).  To disable, set to 0s (default 1m0s)
       --auto-update-drivers               If set, automatically updates drivers to the latest version. Defaults to true. (default true)
-      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.42-1703498848-17857@sha256:81ae12a49915e4f02aa382dd3758a30a6649e1143c32b3d03309750104577c6c")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.42-1704751654-17830@sha256:cabd32f8d9e8d804966eb117ed5366660f6363a4d1415f0b5480de6e396be617")
       --binary-mirror string              Location to fetch kubectl, kubelet, & kubeadm binaries from.
       --cache-images                      If true, cache docker images for the current bootstrapper and load them into the machine. Always false with --driver=none. (default true)
       --cert-expiration duration          Duration until minikube certificate expiration, defaults to three years (26280h). (default 26280h0m0s)