diff --git a/examples/cucumber/build.gradle b/examples/cucumber/build.gradle
index 2710e259e9b..176fb35ee8d 100644
--- a/examples/cucumber/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/cucumber/build.gradle
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-firefox-driver'
     implementation 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-chrome-driver'
 
+    testImplementation platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.10.3')
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-suite'
     testImplementation platform('io.cucumber:cucumber-bom:7.18.1')
     testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java'
-    testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit'
+    testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit-platform-engine'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:selenium'
     testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3'
 }
+
+test {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+}
diff --git a/examples/cucumber/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/examples/CucumberTest.java b/examples/cucumber/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/examples/CucumberTest.java
index 717c42351a8..5d6fe8c3f9c 100644
--- a/examples/cucumber/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/examples/CucumberTest.java
+++ b/examples/cucumber/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/examples/CucumberTest.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package org.testcontainers.examples;
 
-import io.cucumber.junit.Cucumber;
-import io.cucumber.junit.CucumberOptions;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import io.cucumber.junit.platform.engine.Constants;
+import org.junit.platform.suite.api.ConfigurationParameter;
+import org.junit.platform.suite.api.SelectPackages;
+import org.junit.platform.suite.api.Suite;
 
-@RunWith(Cucumber.class)
-@CucumberOptions(plugin = { "pretty" })
+@Suite
+@SelectPackages("org.testcontainers.examples")
+@ConfigurationParameter(key = Constants.PLUGIN_PROPERTY_NAME, value = "pretty")
 public class CucumberTest {}