diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/DockerClientProviderStrategy.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/DockerClientProviderStrategy.java
index 33f59c78ddb..e16beeb6614 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/DockerClientProviderStrategy.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/DockerClientProviderStrategy.java
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ public static DockerClient getClientForConfig(TransportConfig transportConfig) {
         DefaultDockerClientConfig.Builder configBuilder = DefaultDockerClientConfig.createDefaultConfigBuilder();
 
         if (configBuilder.build().getApiVersion() == RemoteApiVersion.UNKNOWN_VERSION) {
-            configBuilder.withApiVersion(RemoteApiVersion.VERSION_1_32);
+            configBuilder.withApiVersion(RemoteApiVersion.VERSION_1_44);
         }
         Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
         headers.put("x-tc-sid", DockerClientFactory.SESSION_ID);
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/ComposeContainerWithBuildTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/ComposeContainerWithBuildTest.java
index 03ced374f70..454dae985be 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/ComposeContainerWithBuildTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/ComposeContainerWithBuildTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ private boolean isImagePresent(final String imageName) {
             .instance()
             .client()
             .listImagesCmd()
-            .withImageNameFilter(imageName)
+            .withFilter("reference", Collections.singletonList(imageName))
             .exec()
             .stream()
             .findFirst()
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/DockerComposeContainerWithBuildTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/DockerComposeContainerWithBuildTest.java
index 4c3c69e8d76..f0cbe11cbb9 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/DockerComposeContainerWithBuildTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/junit/DockerComposeContainerWithBuildTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ private boolean isImagePresent(final String imageName) {
             .instance()
             .client()
             .listImagesCmd()
-            .withImageNameFilter(imageName)
+            .withFilter("reference", Collections.singletonList(imageName))
             .exec()
             .stream()
             .findFirst()