diff --git a/images/capi/packer/nutanix/packer.json b/images/capi/packer/nutanix/packer.json
index 959005df8f..c92c4ec759 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/nutanix/packer.json
+++ b/images/capi/packer/nutanix/packer.json
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     "scp_extra_vars": "",
     "source_image_delete": "false",
     "source_image_force": "false",
-    "ssh_password": "builder",
+    "ssh_password": "{{ uuid }}",
     "ssh_username": "builder",
     "vm_force_delete": "false"
   }
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/ova/packer-common.json b/images/capi/packer/ova/packer-common.json
index bab9c2bde2..402b26e856 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/ova/packer-common.json
+++ b/images/capi/packer/ova/packer-common.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   "remote_type": "",
   "remote_username": "",
   "skip_compaction": "false",
-  "ssh_password": "builder",
+  "ssh_password": "{{ uuid }}",
   "ssh_proxy_host": "",
   "ssh_proxy_port": "",
   "ssh_timeout": "60m",
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/proxmox/packer.json b/images/capi/packer/proxmox/packer.json
index fa04ae8f62..fc119ef42a 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/proxmox/packer.json
+++ b/images/capi/packer/proxmox/packer.json
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
     "node": "{{env `PROXMOX_NODE`}}",
     "proxmox_url": "{{env `PROXMOX_URL`}}",
     "sockets": "2",
-    "ssh_password": "builder",
+    "ssh_password": "{{ uuid }}",
     "ssh_username": "builder",
     "storage_pool": "{{env `PROXMOX_STORAGE_POOL`}}",
     "storage_pool_type": "lvm",
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/qemu/packer.json b/images/capi/packer/qemu/packer.json
index e261a2a8a8..ea69dbc284 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/qemu/packer.json
+++ b/images/capi/packer/qemu/packer.json
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
     "output_directory": "./output/{{user `build_name`}}-kube-{{user `kubernetes_semver`}}",
     "python_path": "",
     "qemu_binary": "qemu-system-x86_64",
-    "ssh_password": "builder",
+    "ssh_password": "{{ uuid }}",
     "ssh_username": "builder",
     "vm_name": "{{user `build_name`}}-kube-{{user `kubernetes_semver`}}",
     "vnc_bind_address": "127.0.0.1"
diff --git a/images/capi/packer/raw/packer.json b/images/capi/packer/raw/packer.json
index 1d52a5f983..5ddaf8d90a 100644
--- a/images/capi/packer/raw/packer.json
+++ b/images/capi/packer/raw/packer.json
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     "output_directory": "./output/{{user `build_name`}}-kube-{{user `kubernetes_semver`}}",
     "python_path": "",
     "qemu_binary": "qemu-system-x86_64",
-    "ssh_password": "builder",
+    "ssh_password": "{{ uuid }}",
     "ssh_username": "builder",
     "vm_name": "{{user `build_name`}}-kube-{{user `kubernetes_semver`}}"
   }