diff --git a/modules/kafka/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/KCatContainer.java b/modules/kafka/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/KCatContainer.java
index 84ad97b52b7..79532ae9f22 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/KCatContainer.java
+++ b/modules/kafka/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/KCatContainer.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 public class KCatContainer extends GenericContainer<KCatContainer> {
 
     public KCatContainer() {
-        super("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.4.1");
+        super("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.9.0");
         withCreateContainerCmdModifier(cmd -> {
             cmd.withEntrypoint("sh");
         });
diff --git a/modules/kafka/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/KafkaContainerTest.java b/modules/kafka/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/KafkaContainerTest.java
index 6d3578f7833..f2a86020701 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/KafkaContainerTest.java
+++ b/modules/kafka/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/KafkaContainerTest.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public void testUsageWithListener() throws Exception {
                 .withNetwork(network);
             // }
             // createKCatContainer {
-            GenericContainer<?> kcat = new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.4.1")
+            GenericContainer<?> kcat = new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.9.0")
                 .withCreateContainerCmdModifier(cmd -> {
                     cmd.withEntrypoint("sh");
                 })
diff --git a/modules/redpanda/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/redpanda/RedpandaContainerTest.java b/modules/redpanda/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/redpanda/RedpandaContainerTest.java
index 605ad76510a..d07f33d8b00 100644
--- a/modules/redpanda/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/redpanda/RedpandaContainerTest.java
+++ b/modules/redpanda/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/redpanda/RedpandaContainerTest.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public void testUsageWithListener() throws Exception {
             RedpandaContainer redpanda = new RedpandaContainer("docker.redpanda.com/redpandadata/redpanda:v23.1.7")
                 .withListener(() -> "redpanda:19092")
                 .withNetwork(network);
-            GenericContainer<?> kcat = new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.4.1")
+            GenericContainer<?> kcat = new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.9.0")
                 .withCreateContainerCmdModifier(cmd -> {
                     cmd.withEntrypoint("sh");
                 })
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public void testUsageWithListenerInTheSameNetwork() throws Exception {
                 .withNetwork(network);
             // }
             // createKCatContainer {
-            GenericContainer<?> kcat = new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.4.1")
+            GenericContainer<?> kcat = new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.9.0")
                 .withCreateContainerCmdModifier(cmd -> {
                     cmd.withEntrypoint("sh");
                 })
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public void testUsageWithListenerAndSasl() throws Exception {
                 .withSuperuser("panda")
                 .withListener("my-panda:29092")
                 .withNetwork(network);
-            GenericContainer<?> kcat = new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.4.1")
+            GenericContainer<?> kcat = new GenericContainer<>("confluentinc/cp-kcat:7.9.0")
                 .withCreateContainerCmdModifier(cmd -> {
                     cmd.withEntrypoint("sh");
                 })