diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
index 604a30ab76a2..06adef3a8542 100755
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: nginx-ingress
-version: 0.23.1
-appVersion: 0.15.0
+version: 0.24.0
+appVersion: 0.17.1
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
 description: An nginx Ingress controller that uses ConfigMap to store the nginx configuration.
 icon: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nginx_logo.svg/500px-Nginx_logo.svg.png
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md b/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
index af1611fe4219..9203d1d37466 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 --- | --- | ---
 `controller.name` | name of the controller component | `controller`
 `controller.image.repository` | controller container image repository | `quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller`
-`controller.image.tag` | controller container image tag | `0.15.0`
+`controller.image.tag` | controller container image tag | `0.17.1`
 `controller.image.pullPolicy` | controller container image pull policy | `IfNotPresent`
 `controller.config` | nginx ConfigMap entries | none
 `controller.hostNetwork` | If the nginx deployment / daemonset should run on the host's network namespace. Do not set this when `controller.service.externalIPs` is set and `kube-proxy` is used as there will be a port-conflict for port `80` | false
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `defaultBackend.enabled` | If false, controller.defaultBackendService must be provided | `true`
 `defaultBackend.name` | name of the default backend component | `default-backend`
 `defaultBackend.image.repository` | default backend container image repository | `k8s.gcr.io/defaultbackend`
-`defaultBackend.image.tag` | default backend container image tag | `1.3`
+`defaultBackend.image.tag` | default backend container image tag | `1.4`
 `defaultBackend.image.pullPolicy` | default backend container image pull policy | `IfNotPresent`
 `defaultBackend.extraArgs` | Additional default backend container arguments | `{}`
 `defaultBackend.tolerations` | node taints to tolerate (requires Kubernetes >=1.6) | `[]`
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
index 64f95c38f91e..b945f4f46eca 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ spec:
             - --{{ $key }}
             {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if (semverCompare ">=0.16.0" .Values.controller.image.tag) }}
+          securityContext:
+            capabilities:
+                drop:
+                - ALL
+                add:
+                - NET_BIND_SERVICE
+            # www-data -> 33
+            runAsUser: 33
+          {{- end }}
           env:
             - name: POD_NAME
               valueFrom:
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 53802856140a..384e826fffd5 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ spec:
             - --{{ $key }}
             {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if (semverCompare ">=0.16.0" .Values.controller.image.tag) }}
+          securityContext:
+            capabilities:
+                drop:
+                - ALL
+                add:
+                - NET_BIND_SERVICE
+            # www-data -> 33
+            runAsUser: 33
+          {{- end }}
           env:
             - name: POD_NAME
               valueFrom:
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
index 12960a58396f..98ba1e71ef76 100755
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ controller:
   name: controller
   image:
     repository: quay.io/kubernetes-ingress-controller/nginx-ingress-controller
-    tag: "0.15.0"
+    tag: "0.17.1"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   config: {}
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ defaultBackend:
   name: default-backend
   image:
     repository: k8s.gcr.io/defaultbackend
-    tag: "1.3"
+    tag: "1.4"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   extraArgs: {}