diff --git a/artifacts/example/rc.yaml b/artifacts/example/rc.yaml
index be6aaf7dd..371f3724a 100644
--- a/artifacts/example/rc.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/example/rc.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: Never
         command: [ "/kube-sample-apiserver", "--etcd-servers=http://localhost:2379" ]
       - name: etcd
-        image: quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.2.14
+        image: quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.2.16