diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26019fb73e5..8abf7f6fcb8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -667,6 +667,10 @@
                         <systemPropertyVariables>
                             <jacoco-agent.destfile>${project.build.directory}/jacoco.exec</jacoco-agent.destfile>
                         </systemPropertyVariables>
+                        <!-- temporary fix for https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-java/issues/11491 -->
+                        <environmentVariables>
+                            <DOCKER_API_VERSION>1.44</DOCKER_API_VERSION>
+                        </environmentVariables>
                         <excludes>
                             <exclude>**/*IT.java</exclude>
                         </excludes>
@@ -695,6 +699,10 @@
                     <version>${maven-failsafe-plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <skip>${skipIT}</skip>
+                        <!-- temporary fix for https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-java/issues/11491 -->
+                        <environmentVariables>
+                            <DOCKER_API_VERSION>1.44</DOCKER_API_VERSION>
+                        </environmentVariables>
                     </configuration>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>