diff --git a/nginx-controller/Dockerfile b/nginx-controller/Dockerfile
index 6497df0b84..5d2ec865bb 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/Dockerfile
+++ b/nginx-controller/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM nginx:1.11.8
+FROM nginx:1.11.13
 
 # forward nginx access and error logs to stdout and stderr of the ingress
 # controller process
diff --git a/nginx-controller/DockerfileForAlpine b/nginx-controller/DockerfileForAlpine
index bff4e9a233..f9495ad965 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/DockerfileForAlpine
+++ b/nginx-controller/DockerfileForAlpine
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM nginx:1.11.8-alpine
+FROM nginx:1.11.13-alpine
 
 # forward nginx access and error logs to stdout and stderr of the ingress
 # controller process
diff --git a/nginx-controller/Makefile b/nginx-controller/Makefile
index 72d0c96c4c..c5a82744a3 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/Makefile
+++ b/nginx-controller/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TAG = $(VERSION)
 PREFIX = nginxdemos/nginx-ingress
 
 DOCKER_RUN = docker run --rm -v $(shell pwd)/../:/go/src/github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress -w /go/src/github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/nginx-controller/
-GOLANG_CONTAINER = golang:1.7
+GOLANG_CONTAINER = golang:1.8
 DOCKERFILE = Dockerfile
 
 BUILD_IN_CONTAINER = 1
diff --git a/nginx-plus-controller/Makefile b/nginx-plus-controller/Makefile
index 482ea1de3b..2587f11615 100644
--- a/nginx-plus-controller/Makefile
+++ b/nginx-plus-controller/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TAG = $(VERSION)
 PREFIX =
 
 DOCKER_RUN = docker run --rm -v $(shell pwd)/../:/go/src/github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress -w /go/src/github.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-ingress/nginx-plus-controller/
-GOLANG_CONTAINER = golang:1.7
+GOLANG_CONTAINER = golang:1.8
 
 BUILD_IN_CONTAINER = 1
 PUSH_TO_GCR =