diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 41712a1..cd49142 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:trusty-20180112
+FROM ubuntu:xenial-20180112.1
 MAINTAINER sameer@damagehead.com
 
 RUN echo 'APT::Install-Recommends 0;' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01norecommends \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0da0241..a530c2e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 # About
 
-Dockerfile to build a ubuntu:14.04 baseimage with a couple of extra packages.
+Dockerfile to build a ubuntu:16.04 baseimage with a couple of extra packages.
 
-The image is built on top of the most recently tagged `ubuntu:14.04` image and installs the following extra packages:
+The image is built on top of the most recently tagged `ubuntu:16.04` image and installs the following extra packages:
 
 - `vim.tiny`
 - `wget`
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9b8cc37..466ea7f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-14.04.20180124
+16.04.20180124