diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3bf2d2187..6e7d7d66c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ NOTARYFLAG=false
 REGISTRYVERSION=2.6.2-photon
 NGINXVERSION=1.11.13
 PHOTONVERSION=1.0
-NOTARYVERSION=server-0.5.0
-NOTARYSIGNERVERSION=signer-0.5.0
+NOTARYVERSION=server-0.5.1
+NOTARYSIGNERVERSION=signer-0.5.1
 MARIADBVERSION=10.2.8
 HTTPPROXY=
 REBUILDCLARITYFLAG=false
diff --git a/make/docker-compose.notary.yml b/make/docker-compose.notary.yml
index 42d6a94a0..feab28a03 100644
--- a/make/docker-compose.notary.yml
+++ b/make/docker-compose.notary.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       - harbor-notary
   notary-server:
-    image: vmware/notary-photon:server-0.5.0
+    image: vmware/notary-photon:server-0.5.1
     container_name: notary-server
     restart: always
     networks:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ services:
         syslog-address: "tcp://127.0.0.1:1514"
         tag: "notary-server"
   notary-signer:
-    image: vmware/notary-photon:signer-0.5.0
+    image: vmware/notary-photon:signer-0.5.1
     container_name: notary-signer
     restart: always
     networks:
diff --git a/make/photon/notary/server.Dockerfile b/make/photon/notary/server.Dockerfile
index d0e682a47..740a3e26f 100644
--- a/make/photon/notary/server.Dockerfile
+++ b/make/photon/notary/server.Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-from library/photon:1.0
+FROM vmware/photon:1.0
 
+RUN tdnf distro-sync -y \
+    && tdnf erase vim -y \
+    && tdnf clean all
 COPY ./binary/notary-server /bin/notary-server
 COPY ./migrate /bin/migrate
 COPY ./migrations/ /migrations/
 
 ENV SERVICE_NAME=notary_server
-ENTRYPOINT [ "notary-server" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT [ "notary-server" ]
diff --git a/make/photon/notary/signer.Dockerfile b/make/photon/notary/signer.Dockerfile
index 3ef8231cd..e9c67bc13 100644
--- a/make/photon/notary/signer.Dockerfile
+++ b/make/photon/notary/signer.Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-from library/photon:1.0
+FROM vmware/photon:1.0
 
+RUN tdnf distro-sync -y \
+    && tdnf erase vim -y \
+    && tdnf clean all
 COPY ./binary/notary-signer /bin/notary-signer
 COPY ./migrate /bin/migrate
 COPY ./migrations/ /migrations/
 
 ENV SERVICE_NAME=notary_signer
-ENTRYPOINT [ "notary-signer" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT [ "notary-signer" ]