diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd778f625d1..9cd8af83396 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ In order to install the plugin, simply run: `bin/plugin -install elasticsearch/e
 
 |       GCE Cloud Plugin     |    elasticsearch    |   gce api    | Release date |
 |----------------------------|---------------------|--------------|:------------:|
-| 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT             | master              |  1.17.0-rc   |  XXXX-XX-XX  |
+| 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT             | master              |  1.18.0-rc   |  XXXX-XX-XX  |
 
 Please read documentation relative to the version you are using:
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80ec5cd3bfe..722ef498c2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ governing permissions and limitations under the License. -->
 
     <properties>
         <elasticsearch.version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</elasticsearch.version>
-        <google.gce.version>v1beta16-rev1-1.17.0-rc</google.gce.version>
-        <google.api.version>1.17.0-rc</google.api.version>
+        <google.gce.version>v1-rev15-1.18.0-rc</google.gce.version>
+        <google.api.version>1.18.0-rc</google.api.version>
         <lucene.version>4.7.0</lucene.version>
         <tests.shuffle>true</tests.shuffle>
         <tests.output>onerror</tests.output>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/GceUnicastHostsProvider.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/GceUnicastHostsProvider.java
index a0238b00b4f..2a6247e860a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/GceUnicastHostsProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/GceUnicastHostsProvider.java
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ public class GceUnicastHostsProvider extends AbstractComponent implements Unicas
             for (Instance instance : instances) {
                 String name = instance.getName();
                 String type = instance.getMachineType();
-                String image = instance.getImage();
 
                 String status = instance.getStatus();
                 logger.trace("gce instance {} with status {} found.", name, status);
@@ -227,8 +226,8 @@ public class GceUnicastHostsProvider extends AbstractComponent implements Unicas
                         // If user has set `es_port` metadata, we don't need to ping all ports
                         // we only limit to 1 addresses, makes no sense to ping 100 ports
                         for (int i = 0; i < addresses.length; i++) {
-                            logger.trace("adding {}, type {}, image {}, address {}, transport_address {}, status {}", name, type,
-                                    image, ip_private, addresses[i], status);
+                            logger.trace("adding {}, type {}, image {}, address {}, transport_address {}, status {}", name, type
+                                    , ip_private, addresses[i], status);
                             cachedDiscoNodes.add(new DiscoveryNode("#cloud-" + name + "-" + i, addresses[i], Version.CURRENT));
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/GceComputeServiceAbstractMock.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/GceComputeServiceAbstractMock.java
index 4a13466b0c6..1cbe9bcc55a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/GceComputeServiceAbstractMock.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/GceComputeServiceAbstractMock.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public abstract class GceComputeServiceAbstractMock extends AbstractLifecycleCom
             Instance instance = new Instance();
             instance.setName("Mock Node " + tags);
             instance.setMachineType("Mock Type machine");
-            instance.setImage("mock-image-type");
             instance.setStatus("STARTED");
             Tags instanceTags = new Tags();
             instanceTags.setItems(tags);