diff --git a/docker/k8s/pmm-client/Dockerfile b/docker/k8s/pmm-client/Dockerfile
index 5e5fa4f800..5c81f18072 100644
--- a/docker/k8s/pmm-client/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/k8s/pmm-client/Dockerfile
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ FROM debian:stretch-slim
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get upgrade -qq && \
-   apt-get install -y procps && \
-   apt-get install wget -qq --no-install-recommends && \
-   wget https://www.percona.com/redir/downloads/pmm-client/1.15.0/binary/debian/stretch/x86_64/pmm-client_1.15.0-1.stretch_amd64.deb && \
-   dpkg -i pmm-client_1.15.0-1.stretch_amd64.deb && \
-   rm pmm-client_1.15.0-1.stretch_amd64.deb && \
-   apt-get purge wget -qq && \
+   apt-get install procps wget ca-certificates -qq --no-install-recommends && \
+   wget https://www.percona.com/redir/downloads/pmm-client/1.17.0/binary/debian/stretch/x86_64/pmm-client_1.17.0-1.stretch_amd64.deb && \
+   dpkg -i pmm-client_1.17.0-1.stretch_amd64.deb && \
+   rm pmm-client_1.17.0-1.stretch_amd64.deb && \
+   apt-get purge wget ca-certificates -qq && \
    apt-get autoremove -qq && \
    apt-get clean && \
    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/helm/vitess/README.md b/helm/vitess/README.md
index 9e58d6b7fe..927312e110 100644
--- a/helm/vitess/README.md
+++ b/helm/vitess/README.md
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ topology:
 
 pmm:
   enabled: true
-  pmmTag: "1.15.0"
+  pmmTag: "1.17.0"
   client:
     resources:
       requests:
diff --git a/helm/vitess/values.yaml b/helm/vitess/values.yaml
index 7b4fc6a7ef..3f268b23fc 100644
--- a/helm/vitess/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/vitess/values.yaml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ vttablet:
 # Default values for pmm
 pmm:
   enabled: false
-  pmmTag: "1.15.0"
+  pmmTag: "1.17.0"
   client:
     resources:
       requests: