diff --git a/builder/alicloud/ecs/builder_acc_test.go b/builder/alicloud/ecs/builder_acc_test.go
index e6157b8c9..d266033ac 100644
--- a/builder/alicloud/ecs/builder_acc_test.go
+++ b/builder/alicloud/ecs/builder_acc_test.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ const testBuilderAccBasic = `
 		"type": "test",
 		"region": "cn-beijing",
 		"instance_type": "ecs.n1.tiny",
-		"source_image":"ubuntu_16_0402_64_20G_alibase_20180409.vhd",
+		"source_image":"ubuntu_18_04_64_20G_alibase_20190223.vhd",
 		"io_optimized":"true",
 		"ssh_username":"root",
 		"image_name": "packer-test_{{timestamp}}"
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ const testBuilderAccRegionCopy = `
 		"type": "test",
 		"region": "cn-beijing",
 		"instance_type": "ecs.n1.tiny",
-		"source_image":"ubuntu_16_0402_64_40G_base_20170222.vhd",
+		"source_image":"ubuntu_18_04_64_20G_alibase_20190223.vhd",
 		"io_optimized":"true",
 		"ssh_username":"root",
 		"image_name": "packer-test_{{timestamp}}",
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ const testBuilderAccForceDelete = `
 		"type": "test",
 		"region": "cn-beijing",
 		"instance_type": "ecs.n1.tiny",
-		"source_image":"ubuntu_16_0402_64_40G_base_20170222.vhd",
+		"source_image":"ubuntu_18_04_64_20G_alibase_20190223.vhd",
 		"io_optimized":"true",
 		"ssh_username":"root",
 		"image_force_delete": "%s",
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ const testBuilderAccForceDeleteSnapshot = `
 		"type": "test",
 		"region": "cn-beijing",
 		"instance_type": "ecs.n1.tiny",
-		"source_image":"ubuntu_16_0402_64_40G_base_20170222.vhd",
+		"source_image":"ubuntu_18_04_64_20G_alibase_20190223.vhd",
 		"io_optimized":"true",
 		"ssh_username":"root",
 		"image_force_delete_snapshots": "%s",
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ const testBuilderAccSharing = `
 		"type": "test",
 		"region": "cn-beijing",
 		"instance_type": "ecs.n1.tiny",
-		"source_image":"ubuntu_16_0402_64_40G_base_20170222.vhd",
+		"source_image":"ubuntu_18_04_64_20G_alibase_20190223.vhd",
 		"io_optimized":"true",
 		"ssh_username":"root",
 		"image_name": "packer-test_{{timestamp}}",
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ const testBuilderAccImageTags = `
 		"type": "test",
 		"region": "cn-beijing",
 		"instance_type": "ecs.n1.tiny",
-		"source_image":"ubuntu_16_0402_64_20G_alibase_20180409.vhd",
+		"source_image":"ubuntu_18_04_64_20G_alibase_20190223.vhd",
 		"ssh_username": "root",
 		"io_optimized":"true",
 		"image_name": "packer-test_{{timestamp}}",
diff --git a/examples/alicloud/chef/alicloud.json b/examples/alicloud/chef/alicloud.json
index d6686e324..d5d2a6f7a 100644
--- a/examples/alicloud/chef/alicloud.json
+++ b/examples/alicloud/chef/alicloud.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "secret_key":"{{user `secret_key`}}",
     "region":"cn-beijing",
     "image_name":"packer_chef2",
-    "source_image":"ubuntu_14_0405_64_20G_alibase_20170824.vhd",
+    "source_image":"ubuntu_18_04_64_20G_alibase_20190223.vhd",
     "ssh_username":"root",
     "instance_type":"ecs.n1.medium",
     "io_optimized":"true",
diff --git a/examples/alicloud/jenkins/alicloud.json b/examples/alicloud/jenkins/alicloud.json
index 0461cfe13..58ac517ab 100644
--- a/examples/alicloud/jenkins/alicloud.json
+++ b/examples/alicloud/jenkins/alicloud.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "secret_key":"{{user `secret_key`}}",
     "region":"cn-beijing",
     "image_name":"packer_jenkins",
-    "source_image":"ubuntu_14_0405_64_20G_alibase_20170824.vhd",
+    "source_image":"ubuntu_18_04_64_20G_alibase_20190223.vhd",
     "ssh_username":"root",
     "instance_type":"ecs.n1.medium",
     "io_optimized":"true",