diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PortForwardingContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PortForwardingContainer.java
index a06e554a14c..a5f7c29a8b4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PortForwardingContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PortForwardingContainer.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public enum PortForwardingContainer {
 
     private static ContainerDef DEFINITION = new ContainerDef() {
         {
-            setImage(DockerImageName.parse("testcontainers/sshd:1.2.0"));
+            setImage(DockerImageName.parse("testcontainers/sshd:1.3.0"));
             addExposedTcpPort(22);
             addEnvVar("PASSWORD", PASSWORD);
         }